Two imported cases of cutaneous larva migrans
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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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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0023-4001
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2001.39.1.77