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Cutaneous Larva Migrans: A case report
Cutaneous larva migrans is a self-limited cutaneous eruption caused by larva of roundworms that do not normally parasitize humans. Ankylostoma brazielensis, the dog and cat hookworm, is the most common agent. The disease is found in tropical and subtropical regions and may be seen in travelers from these regions. We report a case of a 37-year-old Iranian man who had cutaneous larva migrans afte...
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A case of massive Ancylostoma sp. larval infestation is presented in a patient who had received systemic corticosteroid therapy. What attracts attention in this case is the exuberance and rarity of clinical manifestation. Based on the pertinent literature, we discuss the mechanisms of parasital infection, the natural history of the disease and its treatment.
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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 i...
متن کاملCutaneous larva migrans: a case report
BACKGROUND Cutaneous larva migrans may be diagnosed by the typical clinical presentation, consisting on a pruritic serpiginous lesion that advances in a patient with a history of sunbathing, walking barefoot on the beach, or similar activity in a tropical location. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the case of a Mediterranean 32-year-old man, recently returned from a trip to a Brazilian beach, wh...
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the histologic alterations in the ocular globe of mice infected with eggs of Toxocara canis, during both the acute and chronic stages of the infection. METHOD Performance of an experimental, prospective study in vivo, with right and left ocular globes [using 5 groups of 4 mice in each study; 2 white (A/J) and 2 black (C57/BL)], infected by the intravenous injection o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.71.5.396