Ann Dermatol.
2000 Dec;12(4):292-294. 10.5021/ad.2000.12.4.292.
Sparganosis Mimicking Cutaneous Larva Migrans
- KMID: 2164003
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2000.12.4.292
Abstract
- A 53-year-old man had skin-colored linear serpiginous plaque within brownish patch on his left thigh for one year. He habitually drank natural spring water for 3 years. We diagnosed this case as sparganosis infiltrated within dermis by histologic and parasitologic diagnosis. The skin lesion mimicked the cutaneous larva migrans by showing dermal migration of sparganum to pro-duce itchy linear serpiginous plaque. We report an interesting case of sparganosis mimicking cutaneous larva migrans.
