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Cutaneous larva migrans

W B Jones1

  • 1Section of Emergency Medicine, Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, NC 28601.

Southern Medical Journal
|November 1, 1993
PubMed
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Cutaneous larva migrans is a common parasitic skin infection often overlooked in non-endemic areas. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are key for managing this travel-associated helminth infection.

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Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology

Background:

  • Helminth infections, like cutaneous larva migrans, are often underdiagnosed in emergency departments outside endemic regions.
  • Ease of modern travel facilitates the spread of parasitic diseases to non-endemic areas.
  • Cutaneous larva migrans presents with characteristic migratory skin lesions.