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==Papules==
==Clinical Features==
# insect bites- cluster or linear distribution
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# scabies- if sex active or backpacker
File:Dracunculus medinensis.jpg|[[Dracunculiasis]]
# seabathers eruption- confined to skin covered by swim suit- jellyfish larvae trapped under cloth
File:LarvaMigrans2.png|[[Cutaneous larva migrans]]
# cercarial dermatitis- skin exposed to freshwater schistosomes or coastal water clam diggers itch
File:Miasis human.jpg|[[Myiasis]]
File:PMC3777867 pntd.0002426.g006.png|[[Tungiasis]]
File:PMC3029165 tropmed-84-183-g001.png|[[Loa loa]]
File:PMC5373517 pntd.0005324.g001.png|[[African trypanosomiasis]]
File:PMC3206119 opth-5-1479f3.png|[[onchocerciasis]]
File:Leishmaniasis ulcer.jpg|Cutaneous [[leishmaniasis]]
File:Fish_tank_granuloma_4.png|[[Mycobacterium marinum]]
File:Buruli ulcers grouped image.png|[[Buruli ulcer]]
File:ScabiesD08.JPG|[[Scabies]]
File:Cercarial dermatitis lower legs.jpg|[[Cercarial dermatitis]] "Swimmer's itch"
File:PMC3760923 abd-88-0496-g06.png|[[Seabather's eruption]]
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==Sub Q Swelling and Nodules==
==Differential Diagnosis==
# myasis- skin invaded by fly larvae- like boil but with central opening in which larvae may hide
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# tungiasis
# loa loa
# trypanosomiasis


==Ulcers==
==See Also==
# pyoderma/ ecthyma- secondary staph cellulitits post bite
*[[Travel Medicine]]
# leishmaniasis
*[[Ectoparasites]]
# mycobacterium marinum
 
==Linear and Migratory Lesions==
# cutaneous larvae migrans- by soil contact with dog/ cat feces
# photodermatitis


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[[Category:TropMed]]
[[Category:Tropical Medicine]]

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