Skin eruptions in the recreational
waters are the most common reason that accounts for illness and diseases for
the sport persons. Chemicals and the microbial present in the water are causing
many cutaneous diseases. Skin diseases are top among them and swimmers
encounter several dermatology related challenges. Dermatologist’s familiarityin this regards goes a long way in safeguarding the swimmer’s health within andoutside water.
Swimmer’s
itch: It is also known as cercarial
dermatitis, schistosome dermatitis, clam-digger’s itch, caused by larvae
(cercariae) from the fluke family Schistosomatidae occurring worldwide with the
exception of Antartica. It occurs in fresh water mainly. Birds & rodents
are the definitive hosts who excrete ova contaminated with immature cercaria
which then matures within snails. Larvae released from snails then infects
humans. Release of proteolytic enzymes by cercaria helps in penetration through
stratum corneum. These larvae eventually die within the human skin.
Sensitization to cercaria occurs in two weeks after first contact due to
release of immunogenic enzymes and subsequent exposure causes lesions within
hours. Read more....................
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