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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...

count of 41 × 103/mm3. Isotretinoin therapy was suspended and new treatment was instated with 100 mg/d prednisone; oral contraceptive medication was maintained. After 9 days, the platelet count had returned to normal (179 × 103/mm3) and prednisone was suspended. The Coombs test and tests for antinuclear antibodies, anticardiolipin, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus...

To cite: Bricca R, Chidiac C, Ferry T. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216578 DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old French woman presented with typical cutaneous larva migrans following a 1-week visit to Gabon. Five days after her return to France, a serpiginous skin rash appeared on the anteromedial side of the left thigh (figure 1A). It had progressed fo...

To assess the effect of ivermectin on the morbidity caused by hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in patients in hyperendemic areas, we treated 92 patients (with 441 tracks in total) from Manaus, Brazil, with single-dose ivermectin (200 µg/kg). Four weeks later, patients had 60 tracks, and the associated morbidity improved significantly.

Background: Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is the most common helminthic dermatosis caused by animal hookworm, commonly reported in tropical and subtropical regions. Most studies are on travellers returning from endemic areas, paradoxically very few reports countries, including Indonesia, where they mostly take place. This study aimed to describe demographic clinical characteristics of CLM patie...