01428nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653002100071653000900092653001800101653000900119653001800128653001100146653001200157653001200169653001800181653001600199653001600215653001600231100001300247700002100260700001600281245006300297300001000360490000700370520072300377022001401100       2008                            d  c2008 Jul-Aug10aAnimals10aBites and Stings10aFoot10aFoot Injuries10aHand10aHand Injuries10aHumans10aleprosy10aLoiasis10aMarine Toxins10aRadiography10aSea Urchins10aSnake Bites1 aLuyckx G1 aVanhoenacker F M1 aParizel P M00aExotic pathology of the hand and foot. A pictorial review.  a160-50 v913 a<p>In this article, the imaging findings of the most frequently encountered import pathology of the hand and foot are reviewed, including leprosy, loiasis, snake bites or penetration of spines of sea urchins in the hand and foot. Our objective is to familiarize the radiologist of the Western countries with these diseases, which are still prevalent in developing areas. Due to the rising traveling to foreign countries and continuous immigration, it is important that these disorders be considered in the differential diagnosis in a specific population of asylum-seekers, economic refugees and any other group of persons traveling around the globe. Imaging findings on conventional radiography will be emphasized.</p>  a0302-7430