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Suggest Treatment For Parasitic Infection

My friend has been treated for paracitic infections for over 4 months. She has been to several doctors, all of who thinks she is having delusions. I myself have thought the same until one day I saw this ash like material being emitted from her skin, no tricks. I now feel she is legitimate.
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

Usually most of the parasites are in gut and they stay in gut canal,some of them like filaria will stay in lymphatics.

for one type of parasite the entry is through skin but till now no parasite found that exits through skin.

My be your friend is correct but it might not be parasite.

It could be some skin infection like psoriasis in which there skin becomes dry and peels off.
Get a blood and stool microscopy that will show any parasites.
you can get skin biopsy to rule out other possible skin conditions.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Parasitic Infection

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Usually most of the parasites are in gut and they stay in gut canal,some of them like filaria will stay in lymphatics. for one type of parasite the entry is through skin but till now no parasite found that exits through skin. My be your friend is correct but it might not be parasite. It could be some skin infection like psoriasis in which there skin becomes dry and peels off. Get a blood and stool microscopy that will show any parasites. you can get skin biopsy to rule out other possible skin conditions. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Thank you.