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. Adult hookworms infest the intestines of cats and dogs and their ova in excreta h...
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doaj-d44f31c97f5a4800a6241cd76607d1072020-11-25T01:46:21ZengTermedia Publishing HouseStudia Medyczne1899-18742300-67222013-12-0129432532710.5114/ms.2013.3998322101Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migransAnca ChiriacCristina BirsanAnca E. ChiriacTudor PintealaLiliana FoiaDan FerariuMihai DanciuCaius SolovanPiotr BrzezińskiCutaneous 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. Adult hookworms infest the intestines of cats and dogs and their ova in excreta hatch under favorable conditions into infective larvae that penetrate the host skin. Cutaneous larva migrans is a common endemic disease in tropical and subtropical countries but it may also occur in other regions of the world. We report three cases of cutaneous larva migrans acquired during sunbathing at the sea and lying on the ground.http://www.termedia.pl/Unusual-presentations-of-cutaneous-larva-migrans,67,22101,1,1.htmllarva migrans Ancylostoma albendazole ivermectin skin disease |
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Anca Chiriac Cristina Birsan Anca E. Chiriac Tudor Pinteala Liliana Foia Dan Ferariu Mihai Danciu Caius Solovan Piotr Brzeziński |
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Anca Chiriac Cristina Birsan Anca E. Chiriac Tudor Pinteala Liliana Foia Dan Ferariu Mihai Danciu Caius Solovan Piotr Brzeziński Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans Studia Medyczne larva migrans Ancylostoma albendazole ivermectin skin disease |
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Anca Chiriac Cristina Birsan Anca E. Chiriac Tudor Pinteala Liliana Foia Dan Ferariu Mihai Danciu Caius Solovan Piotr Brzeziński |
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans |
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans |
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans |
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans |
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans |
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unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans |
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Termedia Publishing House |
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Studia Medyczne |
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1899-1874 2300-6722 |
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2013-12-01 |
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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. Adult hookworms infest the intestines of cats and dogs and their ova in excreta hatch under favorable conditions into infective larvae that penetrate the host skin. Cutaneous larva migrans is a common endemic disease in tropical and subtropical countries but it may also occur in other regions of the world. We report three cases of cutaneous larva migrans acquired during sunbathing at the sea and lying on the ground. |
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larva migrans Ancylostoma albendazole ivermectin skin disease |
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