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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Treatment of larva migrans syndrome with long-term administration of albendazole
Background: Larva migrans syndrome is a food-borne parasitic disease in humans, caused by accidental ingestion of eggs or larvae of ascarid nematodes, namely, Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, or Ascaris suum, the roundworms commonly found in the intestines
Amy Hombu +5 more
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Larva migrans visceral: relato de caso [PDF]
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 +1 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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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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Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003 [PDF]
We determined the seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in 544 children under 10 years randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Hamadan, An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of antibodies to T.
Azimi, A., Fallah, M., Taherkhani, H.
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Resolutividade no tratamento de larva migrans por equipe com visão ampliada de saúde: relato de caso
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 +5 more
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A case report of cutaneous larva migrans in a Mexican population of high marginalization
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 +3 more
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High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography for the in vivo Detection of Demodex Mites [PDF]
Background: Demodex mites are involved in different skin diseases and are commonly detected by skin scrape tests or superficial biopsies. A new high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) with high lateral and axial resolution in a horizontal ...
Askin U +15 more
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans
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 +8 more
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