Cutaneous larva migrans: Presentation at an unusual site
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans: Presentation at an Unusual Site
Sir, Cutaneous larva migrans are lesions that migrate or creep on the skin and are due to the presence of moving parasites in the skin. It is also known as creeping eruption, sandworm eruptions, plumber’s itch, and duck hunter’s itch. Causative larvae are from Ancylostoma braziliense, Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma ceylonicum, Uncinaria stenocephala, and Bunostomum phlebotomum.[1] In humans, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0019-5154
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.190109