Fölster-Holst R, Disko R, Röwert J, Böckeler W, Kreiselmaier I, Christophers E
Department of Dermatology, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Schittenhelmstrasse 7, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Br J Dermatol. 2001 Oct;145(4):638-40. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04414.x.
Cercarial dermatitis ('swimmer's itch') is an itchy inflammatory response to the penetration of the skin by non-human Schistosoma parasites. It is commonly contracted while swimming or wading in lakes. We report a biology teacher who developed the dermatitis after cleaning the school aquarium in which he kept a water snail and some fish.