Multiple Consecutive Episodes of Cutaneous Larva Migrans with Prolonged Incubation Periods in a One-year-old Returning Traveler in Germany

Lisa C Ruby^{1

2}, Florian Burkhart^{1

2}, Eva-Maria Neurohr^{1

2}, Sabine Bélard^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
² German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Lisa C Ruby et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025.

. 2025 May 1;44(5):e182-e183.

doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004685. Epub 2024 Dec 20.

Lisa C Ruby^{1

2}, Florian Burkhart^{1

2}, Eva-Maria Neurohr^{1

2}, Sabine Bélard^{1

2}

¹ Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
² German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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