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==Description==
==Description==
Cutaneous Habronemiasis is a hypersensitivity reaction to the larvae of the nematode species ''Habronema'' and ''Draschia''. The Larvae are deposited by the housefly and stablefly[[Insecta|house flies or stable flies]] on the skin when they feed.
Cutaneous Habronemiasis is a hypersensitivity reaction to the larvae of the nematode species ''Habronema'' and ''Draschia''. The Larvae are deposited by the housefly and stablefly[[Insecta|house flies or stable flies]] on the skin when they feed.
==Signalment==
==Signalment==
The condition occurs most commonly in warm wet climates such as the tropics and sub tropics but is also a common skin condition in the UK.
It affects moist regions of the body and open wounds and has a seasonal occurance whihc partially or fully resolves over the winter.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==