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. 2011 Jan;2(1):48.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.79848.

Cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption)

Rameshwar Gutte  1 , Uday Khopkar
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Cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption)

Rameshwar Gutte et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2011 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Tortuous, erythematous, serpiginous thin tract over the dorsa of feet. Non-specific dermatitis at the site of penetration by larva is also seen
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