2011, Number 3
<< Back
Enf Infec Microbiol 2011; 31 (3)
Abdominal cutaneous larva migrans. A case report
Zúñiga CIR, Caro LJ
Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 105-108
PDF size: 379.29 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous larva
migrans (CLM) infection is a ubiquitous self-limited skin eruption, most frequently caused by the larva of dog and cat hookworms. CLM has been frequently misdiagnosed, and/or treated inappropriately, and mimics dermatologic diseases. The infection is acquired by humans when they walk barefoot or lie on sandy or shady areas, particularly around beaches and basements. The lesions of cutaneous larva
migrans are classic, there may be single or multiple serpiginous tracks. Diagnosis can be made when a supportive history of possible exposure exists.
REFERENCES
Albanese G, Venturi C, Galbiati G. “Tratamiento de la larva migrans cutánea (erupción serpiginosa): comparación entre albendazol y el tratamiento tradicional”. Farmacología y terapéutica 2001; 4(4): 236-240.
Larva migrans cutánea. Dra. Teresa Uribarren Berrueta. Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM. http://www.facmed.unam.mx/deptos/microbiologia/parasitologia/nematodos/larva_migrans_cutanea.php.
Rodríguez AM, Gutiérrez BR, Acosta M, Ramos GA. “Larva migrans. Reporte de dos casos”. Rev Cent Dermatol Pascua 2001; 10 (1): 31-35.
Carrada BT. “Larva migrans cutánea: revisión del tema y descripción de cuatro casos”. Med Int Mex 2006; 22: 143-148.
Varela CM, Martin P. “Larva migrans cutánea: diagnóstico de sospecha y tratamiento en Atención Primaria”. Medifam 2002; 12 (10): 655-657.
Halabe ChJ, Nellen HH, Jaime GI, Lifshitz GA, Morales CR, Gallegos HV, Malagon RJ. “Eritema migratorio como presentación clínica de larva migrans cutánea en la Ciudad de México”. Gac Méd Méx 1999; 135 (3): 235-238.
Full text