Cutaneous larva migrans on the scalp: atypical presentation of a common disease [PDF]
Cutaneous larva migrans is a pruritic dermatitis due to the inoculation of helminths larvae in the skin, and it often occurs in children in tropical and subtropical areas.
Carolina Degen Meotti +6 more
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A case of cutaneous larva migrans acquired from soiled toilet floors in urban Kuala Lumpur [PDF]
Despite being a common skin dermatosis in the tropics, physicians in the tropics may miss the diagnosis of cutaneous larva migrans for other pruritic skin manifestation.
Othman, S, Robson, Noorzurani
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans in an Infant.
Ansari F +5 more
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Travel- and migration-associated epidermal parasitic skin diseases. A review
Epidermal parasitic skin diseases are a family of parasitic diseases which occur globally or are frequent in special settings. Epidermal parasitic skin diseases occur in travelers and migrants, although epidemiology and/or clinical manifestations differ ...
Hermann Feldmeier
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Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India [PDF]
Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) is caused by penetration of skin by the third stage larvae of hookworms, and most commonly caused by Ancylostoma braziliense (dog hookworm). Humans act as dead-end hosts for this parasite.
SR Sree Shyamini +3 more
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Would Ancylostoma caninum be one of the agents of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (D.U.S.N) in Brazil? [PDF]
The autors present a confirmed case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (D.U.S.N.) with identification of the worm in a 6-year-old child with symptoms of cutaneous larva migrans, as well as analysis of 7 other cases of D.U.S.N.
Casella, Antônio Marcelo Barbante +5 more
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Bilesional serpiginous cutaneous ectoparasitosis in a Greek grazier
A Balkan case of paucilesional truncal autochthonous hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans contracted during winter in a cowman, successfully treated by 10% albendazole topical preparation.
I Dimitriadis
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North Italy: Welcome to the Tropics!
We describe a case of cutaneous Larva Migrans in an 8-year-old Caucasian girl. The lesion appeared ten days after a bath in the river in a valley in the north-east of Piedmont. The patient was successfully treated with Albendazole 400 mg daily for 5 days.
Federica Veronese +6 more
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Multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotropic disease subsequent to parasitic lymphadenopathy in a mare
Abstract Multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotropic disease is an uncommon chronic condition in horses, which is characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of the intestine and other organs. Clinical signs usually reported are weight loss, intermittent diarrhoea and generalised dermatitis.
Valentina Vitale +4 more
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Hookworms (Ancylostomatidae) are well‐known parasites in dogs due to their health impacts and zoonotic potential. While faecal analysis is the traditional method for detection, improvements in husbandry and deworming have decreased their prevalence in urban owned dogs.
T Stocker, I Scott, J Šlapeta
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