Cutaneous larva migrans caused by the larvae of animal hookworms is the most frequent skin disease among travelers returning from tropical countries. Complications (impetigo and allergic reactions), together with the intense pruritus and the significant duration of the disease, make treatment mandatory. Freezing the leading edge of the skin track rarely works. Topical treatment of the affected ...

A 53-year-old woman developed an intensely pruritic rash on the plantar aspect of her right foot within 1 week of returning from a vacation in Jamaica, where she had walked barefoot on the beach (Fig. 1). The pattern revealed a classic serpiginous, elevated, erythematous lesion consistent with cutaneous larva migrans (CLM). CLM is the most common travel-associated dermatological infection prese...

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...

Figure 1. Cutaneous larva migrans on the left foot of a 36-year-old woman Diagnosis: Cutaneous larva migrans. Cutaneous larva migrans, also known as " creeping eruption, " is caused by larvae of the cat and dog hookworm. It is characterized by serpiginous, reddened, elevated, pruritic skin le-sions usually caused by Ancylostoma braziliense [1]. It occurs in warmer climates and is one of the mos...

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a dermo-epidermal parasitic infection with disproportionate incidence in developing countries, particularly in, and near tropical areas. It characterized by erythematous, twisting, linear plaques that can migrate to adjacent skin. Herein, we present an otherwise healthy 45-year-old woman who acquired pruritic, serpiginous rash localized her right medial ankle du...