| Document ID (ISN) | 43596 |
| CIS number |
85-472 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Matsumura T., Iwamura N., Inoue Y. |
| Title |
Paddy field dermatitis in Hyogo Prefecture - 1. Epidemiological studies in Takasago |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1983, Vol.31, No.5, p.730-734. Illus. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
A dermatitis of unknown aetiology occurred among about 60 residents working in paddy fields in a rural district of Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, which faces the Seto Inland Sea. The dermatitis with severe itching occurred after rice-planting and weeding, and the duration of the itching was in most cases about 5-15 days. The dermatitis was found in the body parts exposed to paddy field water. Questionnaires and a seroepidemiological survey showed that it was due to the invasion of cercariae of avian schistosomes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cereal farming; dermatitis; parasitic diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
schistosomiasis; Japan |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Skin diseases
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