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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;30(2):119-21.
doi: 10.5114/pdia.2013.34164. Epub 2013 Apr 12.

Cutaneous larva migrans syndrome: a case report

Emilia Tekely  1 , Beata Szostakiewicz, Bartłomiej Wawrzycki, Grażyna Kądziela-Wypyska, Maria Juszkiewicz-Borowiec, Aldona Pietrzak, Grażyna Chodorowska
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Case Reports

Cutaneous larva migrans syndrome: a case report

Emilia Tekely et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

Cutaneous larva migrans (CML) is a frequent parasitic infestation caused by migration of animal hookworm larvae into the human epidermis. This skin disease is common in warmer climates among people, who have contact with contaminated soil. Clinical manifestation of CML is an itchy, erythematous, linear tract, which appears days to even months after exposure to infested sand or soil. Diagnosis is established on the clinical presentation. We describe a case of CML acquired during a holiday in Brazil.

Keywords: creeping eruption; cutaneous larva migrans; hookworm infection.

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Linear wandering erythema on the right heel
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Local edema with slighty raised erythematous serpentine lesion on the right foot
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