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Record 1 2023-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Epidermis and Dermis
CONT

Craw-craw is a term used in Africa to describe the intensely pruritic papular eruption that forms as a reaction to microfilariae during cutaneous onchocerciasis infection.

Key term(s)
  • craw craw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Épiderme et derme
OBS

gale filarienne; gale onchocerquienne : Bien que ces désignations soient souvent utilisées pour nommer la manifestation cutanée de l'onchocercose, la désignation «gale» devrait être réservée au parasitisme par Sarcoptes scabiei.

Key term(s)
  • craw craw

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Epidermis and Dermis
Universal entry(ies)
B65.3
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A pruritic papular eruption... due to hypersensitivity to the cercariae of schistosomes in the water that penetrate the skin and die without gaining access to the circulation and deeper tissues.

OBS

B65.3: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • schistosomal dermatitis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Épiderme et derme
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B65.3
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Affection cutanée provoquée par la pénétration de furcocercaire de schistosomes animaux au travers des téguments humains où ces parasites se trouvent en impasse et ne peuvent évoluer.

OBS

B65.3 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

A self-limited, wheal-like, pruritic eruption caused by the mite. Pyemotes ventricosus, which parasitizes the larvae of various insects that infest straw, grain, and other plants, and affecting those coming in contact with host plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
DEF

Dermatite prurigineuse, urticarienne et vésiculeuse due à Pyemotes ventricosus.

CONT

Il existe une gale des végétaux et des céréales [...] Végétaux secs (Pyemotes ventricosus).

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Epidermis and Dermis
  • Pregnancy
DEF

A rare, self-limited blistering cutaneous disorder of unknown origin, usually beginning on the abdomen during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and spreading to other sites, and characterized by the presence of an intensely pruritic polymorphous eruption, which may recur with subsequent pregnancies.

CONT

Herpes gestationis is a rare disease of pregnancy ... The most common finding on direct immunofluorescence is linear deposition of C3 along the basement membrane zone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Épiderme et derme
  • Grossesse
DEF

Dermatose bulleuse survenant chez la femme enceinte à la fin de la grossesse, caractérisée par un prurit violent précédant l'apparition de lésions urticariennes périombilicales et de bulles, se généralisant par poussées.

OBS

La plupart des auteurs intègrent cette affection au cadre de la maladie de Duhring-Brocq, la rapprochant de la forme pemphigoïde.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

Rare, chronic, papulo-vesicular disease characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption consisting of various combinations of symmetrical, erythematous, papular, vesicular, or bullous lesions. The disease is strongly associated with the presence of HLA-B8 and HLA-DR3 antigens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
CONT

La dermatite herpétiforme (D.H.), ou maladie de Duhring-Brocq, est une affection cutanée chronique et bénigne qui se caractérise par une sensation de brûlure intense et des démangeaisons. Causes: Les facteurs génétiques, le système immunitaire et la sensibilité au gluten jouent un rôle dans cette affection. Cependant, la véritable cause reste encore inconnue.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
OBS

Prurigo or some other outbreak of itchy skin rash.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
CONT

Les réactions suivantes se sont produites lors d'un traitement à la carbamazépine : éruptions cutanées, éruptions érythémateuses ou prurigineuses, urticaire, photosensibilité, modifications pigmentaires, névrodermite, de rares cas du syndrome de Stevens-Johnson (...).

Spanish

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