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AMC 2013; 17 (1)

Cutaneous larva migrans in a teenager

Domenech CIO, Rodríguez PM, Godoy MY, Palacios NE

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 87-91
PDF size: 65.45 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: cutaneous larva migrans is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the penetration and migration through the skin of nematodes larvae, acquired by corporal contact with earth, sand and polluted construction materials infested with excrements of dogs and cats. Objective: to identify correctly the clinical diagnosis of cutaneous larva migrans in patients with suspicion of the disease and to contribute to their best handling. Clinical Case: a 14 yearold patient with serpiginous lesions in both inferior limbs and in the gluteal region, accompanied by local intense pain, pruritus and irritability. The diagnosis was carried out by means of the clinic and the epidemical antecedents. The patient was administered the thiabendazole as part of the antiparasitic treatment with satisfactory outcomes.


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