Life quality impairment caused by hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in resource-poor communities in Manaus, Brazil.

Life quality impairment caused by hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in resource-poor communities in Manaus, Brazil.

BACKGROUND: Hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a common but neglected tropical skin disease caused by the migration of animal hookworm larvae in the epidermis. The disease causes intense pruritus and is associated with important morbidity. The extent to which CLM impairs skin disease-...

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Main Authors: Angela Schuster, Hannah Lesshafft, Sinésio Talhari, Silás Guedes de Oliveira, Ralf Ignatius, Hermann Feldmeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3210737?pdf=render

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