Department of Dermatology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Nov;85(5):868-72. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0471.
Infectious skin disorders are common dermatologic illnesses in travelers. Knowledge of post-travel-related infectious skin disorders will allow for effective pre- and post-travel counseling. All cases of returning travelers seen in our center seeking care for infectious skin diseases were included in this study. For a comparison, data on returned travelers with non-infectious skin diseases and healthy travelers who had pre-travel consultations in our institution were also analyzed. Altogether, skin-related diagnosis was reported in 540 ill travelers, and among them, 286 (53%) had infectious skin diseases. Tropical skin infection was diagnosed in 64% of the infectious cases. Travelers returning from Latin America were significantly more ill with tropical skin infections than those traveling to Asia and Africa, The most common diagnoses were cutaneous leishmaniasis, myiasis, and cutaneous larva migrans. In conclusion, tropical skin infections are common among Israeli travelers, especially among those who visited Latin America.
传染性皮肤疾病是旅行者中常见的皮肤疾病。了解旅行相关的传染性皮肤疾病将有助于进行有效的旅行前和旅行后咨询。本研究纳入了在我们中心因传染性皮肤疾病就诊的所有归国旅行者。为了进行比较，我们还分析了患有非传染性皮肤疾病的归国旅行者和在我们机构进行旅行前咨询的健康旅行者的数据。在所有出现皮肤相关问题的 540 名患病旅行者中，其中 286 名（53%）患有传染性皮肤疾病。在这些传染性疾病中，热带皮肤感染占 64%。与前往亚洲和非洲的旅行者相比，从拉丁美洲返回的旅行者患热带皮肤感染的情况更为严重。最常见的诊断是皮肤利什曼病、蝇蛆病和游走性幼虫疹。总之，热带皮肤感染在以色列旅行者中很常见，尤其是在那些前往拉丁美洲的旅行者中。
