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ORLANDO CANIZARES, M.D.; HARRY SHATIN, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1953;68(2):157-166.

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THE IMPORTANCE of arthropods as possible transmitters of pathogenic organisms is well known in general medicine.¹ The dermatologist occasionally sees a patient suffering from a systemic disease with cutaneous manifestations in which an arthropod has served as a vector of the disease. However, he sees far more patients with cutaneous diseases in which an arthropod is the etiological agent.

The dermatologist is expected to have a knowledge of the symptomatology of these diseases and in general can arrive at a diagnosis as to the nature of the dermatosis. In many of the dermatoses due to the arthropods he may not be able to determine the causative parasite by mere inspection, but the general pattern of the eruption may be sufficient to give him a clue as to the nature of the agent.

We feel that the dermatologist who deals with these various conditions should have at least an . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Section of Dermatology and Syphilology (Medical Service), Veterans Administration Hospital, Bronx, New York.

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