RT Book, Section
A1 Rajagopalan, Shobita
A2 Kelly, A. Paul
A2 Taylor, Susan C.
A2 Lim, Henry W.
A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido
SR Print(0)
ID 1161548517
T1 Parasitic Infections
T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071805520
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161548517
RD 2024/04/19
AB KEY  POINTSParasitic  infestations  and  infections  are  encountered  commonly  in  developing  countries,  where  the  environment  is  ideal  for  them  to  thrive.  International  travel  to  tropical  destinations  plays  an  important  part  in  the  acquisition  of  parasitic  diseases.Factors  such  as  geography,  environment,  and  low  socioeconomic  status  causing  overcrowding  and  pollution,  poor  hygiene,  food  and  water  contamination,  malnutrition,  delayed  access  to  medical  care,  and  the  presence  of  appropriate  vectors  play  an  important  role  in  transmission  of  parasitic  diseases.Skin  diseases  associated  with  parasitic  infection  or  infestations,  including  scabies  and  cutaneous  larva  migrans,  are  encountered  in  skin  of  color  patients.