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Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by the epidermal migration of the filariform larvae of various hookworm and occasionally, dog tapeworm, species. The most common type is due to the dog/cat hookworm ...

Also known as “creeping eruption,” cutaneous larva migrans generally results from penetration of the skin by the larvae of human and animal hookworms, commonly Ancylostoma caninum (dog) and ...

Migrating hair: a case confused with cutaneous larva migrans. "Pili migrans is an unusual skin condition in which a hair shaft migrates under the surface of the skin and mimics the parasitic infection ...

This patient was seen in the outpatient department of the Tropical Medicine Institute. History: 31 yo female with 12 days of a pruritic rash characterized by multiple erythematous small papular ...

There has been a warning that so-called "cutaneous myiasis" infections, in which fly larvae laid in damp laundry burrow into human skin, could spread worldwide. Experts emphasize that "simple hygiene ...

Cutaneous larva migrans is a creeping skin eruption with a serpentine single-track rash. Most common in those who live in or visit the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, it is caused by a ...

A 26-year-old woman presented to a clinic with tense bullae and associated migrating serpiginous tracks on her left foot (Figure 1) after returning from a 1-week vacation in Jamaica. During her trip, ...

A 42-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of intensely pruritic eruption on the dorsum of his right foot. He had gone for a barefoot stroll on the beach a few days before the onset of the rash ...