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Cutaneous Larva Migrans Presenting as Eczematous Dermatitis. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a skin infection caused by animal hookworm larvae. Clinically, it appears as a red, itchy, winding (serpiginous) line, but early lesions can mimic eczema. We report a case of a 66‐year‐old farmer who initially presented with an eczematous lesion on the left foot, which was subsequently diagnosed as CLM ...
Mathur M, Paudel S, Maharjan S, Pathak H, Regmi S, Shrestha S.   +5 more
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Bilesional serpiginous cutaneous ectoparasitosis in a Greek grazier

IDCases, 2019
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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Larva migrans visceral: relato de caso [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2003
Larva migrans visceral é doença infecciosa, adquirida por ingestão de ovos provenientes dos vermes Toxocara canis e/ou Toxocara cati que infestam cães e gatos; as larvas penetram a parede intestinal e migram através dos tecidos levando a alterações ...
Alexandre Bortoli Machado, Marice Emanuela El Achkar   +1 more
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Resolutividade no tratamento de larva migrans por equipe com visão ampliada de saúde: relato de caso

Revista de Saúde, 2019
A Larva migrans cutânea, também conhecida como bicho geográfico, é uma infecção cutânea causada por nematódeos. A resolutividade do tratamento de Larva migrans é otimizada quando o indivíduo é cuidado por equipes que compreendem a relevância da interface
Pedro Henrique Borges Reis, Alex Pereira Ramos, Raimundo Marcial de Brito Neto, Laís Franco Duarte, Maria Cristina Almeida de Souza, Edsneider Rocha Pires de Souza   +5 more
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A case report of cutaneous larva migrans in a Mexican population of high marginalization

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014
The creeping verminous dermatitis or cutaneous larva migrans is a parasitosis caused by percutaneous penetration and migration of larval nematode parasites characterized by producing one or more serpiginous erythematous, indurated, raised and pruritic ...
Isaac Aguirre Maldonadoa, Silvia Cruz Duartea, Felipe González Velázqueza, Alfonso Alexander Aguilerab   +3 more
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans

Studia Medyczne, 2013
Cutaneous larva migrans (also known as creeping eruption, sand worm eruption, plumbers itch, duck hunters itch) is caused by penetration of skin by third-stage larvae of animal hookworms; first reported by Lee in 1874.
Anca Chiriac, Cristina Birsan, Anca E. Chiriac, Tudor Pinteala, Liliana Foia, Dan Ferariu, Mihai Danciu, Caius Solovan, Piotr Brzeziński   +8 more
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An unusual case of extensive truncal cutaneous larva migrans in a Cameroonian baby: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Cutaneous larva migrans is a neglected zoonotic helminthic disease which is paradoxically underreported in low-income and middle-income countries from where a majority of the cases emanate.
Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Christian Akem Dimala   +3 more
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Dogs’ gastrointestinal parasites and their association with public health in Iran

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2017
Introduction: Dogs harbour zoonotic parasites that cause serious infections in humans, such as visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans, cystic echinococcosis, and alveolar echinococcosis.
Kohansal Mohammad Hasan, Fazaeli Asghar, Nourian Abbasali, Haniloo Ali, Kamali Koorosh   +4 more
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TOXOCARIASIS: VISCERAL AND OCULAR LARVA MIGRANS [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2020
Toxocariasis is a neglected socioeconomically important zoonotic nematode parasite that afflicts millions of the pediatric and adolescent populations worldwide, especially in impoverished communities.
TOSSON MORSY
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Cutaneous larva migrans in children: A case series from Southern India

Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2017
Cutaneous larva migrans or creeping eruptions is a parasitic skin infection caused by hookworm larva. It is common in warmer tropical and subtropical countries.
Indira Subhadarshini Paul, Bhagirath Singh   +1 more
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