Pruritus on dark skin associated with hookworm infection

Using the example of a young man from Senegal we would like to point out th at in cases of pruritus without an underlying skin disease an intestinal pa rasitosis might be the cause of the pruritus should the patient come from t he tropics. However, it is important to use concentration methods when exam ining stool specimens so as to be able to diagnose the parasitosis. The cau sal connection between a pruritus and an intestinal parasitosis needs to be confirmed by a successful treatment.