WATER-ASSOCIATED DERMATITIS IN OMAN

Three cases of water-associated dermatitis in Oman, Southern Arabia an d the medical treatment given are reported. The symptoms suggested cor carial dermatitis caused by animal schistosome parasites transmitted v ia vector snails. These cases resemble invasive schistosomiasis caused by human schistosomes, thus warranting the monitoring of patients for the systemic signs to rule out the diagnosis of human schisiosomiasis . The role of snail species recorded in the habitats as possible vecto rs and prevention measures are briefly discussed.