Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans
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[Cutaneous larva migrans].
Descreve-se o caso de mulher com 41 anos, saudável, com dermatose bilateral, pruriginosa, com uma semana de evolução, localizada ao abdómen, região inguinal e coxas, caracterizada por pápulas e placas eritematosas, em trajectos serpinginosos e algumas vesiculo-pústulas. As queixas iniciaram-se dois dias depois de ter regressado de férias do Brasil. Tendo em conta a clínica e epidemiologia, admi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Studies
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1899-1874
DOI: 10.5114/ms.2013.39983