cutaneous helminthiasis
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Types
? Nematode (round worm)- 2mm-35cm round and slender nonsegmented body with collagenous epicuticle surrounding a coelomique cavity containing sexually reproductive organs and digestive tract.
? - zoonotic north american Brugia
? - enterobius vermicularis
? - onchocerciasis
? - lymphatic filariasis (Wuchereria bancorfti, Brugia malayi..)
? - dirofilariasia conjunctivae infection
? - dracontiasis
? - cutaneous larva migrans (Ankylostoma caninum)
? Cestode (tape worm)- cystic larva with noncollagenous absorptive tegument with brush border (gastrodermis). Scolices disposed as sucker plates.
? -Cysticercus
? Trematode (fluke)- leafshaped nonsegmented worms with noncollagenous syncytial tegument showing specialisations(spines or tubercules, ventral sucker plates, primitive gut..)
? -Schistosoma
? -Fasciola
See also
cutaneous infections and infestations