Cutaneous Larva migrans: 3 cases at the forehead
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Two imported cases of cutaneous larva migrans.
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a rare serpiginous cutaneous eruption caused by accidental penetration and migration in the skin with infective larvae of nematode that normally do not have the human as their host. Although CLM has a worldwide distribution, the infection is most frequent in warmer climates. More recently, they have been increasingly imported from the tropics or subtropics by tr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Our Dermatology Online
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2081-9390
DOI: 10.7241/ourd.2017s.9