Diseases

Parasitic Skin Diseases

Skin diseases caused by ARTHROPODS; HELMINTHS; or other parasites.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Skin diseases caused by ARTHROPODS; HELMINTHS; or other parasites.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic
  • Disease, Parasitic Skin
  • Diseases, Parasitic Skin
  • Parasitic Skin Disease
  • Skin Disease, Parasitic

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; coordinate with specific parasitic disease + site or with precoordinated site terms; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS is available for parasites on or within the skin

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Parasitic Diseases (1966-1967)
  • Skin Diseases (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Parasitic Skin Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012876. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012876
  2. Parasitic Skin Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54911414