A disease or condition caused by parasitic animal organisms living in or on the skin.
From 'dermatozoon' + '-osis' (disease condition). This medical term systematically categorizes skin diseases caused by animal parasites, developed as parasitology became a medical specialty.
Scabies and pediculosis (lice infestation) are forms of dermatozoonosis that have plagued humanity for millennia—ancient Egyptian mummies show evidence of these parasitic skin infections.
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