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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==  
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==Signalment==
 
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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.
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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==
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