Korean J Dermatol.
2003 Jan;41(1):92-95.
Two cases of Cutaneous Larva Migrans
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea. derma@uuh.ulsan.kr
- 2Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Cutaneous larva migrans(CLM) is a creeping cutaneous eruption that results from skin invasion by the larval form of nematodes. We experienced two patients who had typical clinical findings of CLM. One patient had a history of contact with possibly contaminated fertilizer by the larva of nematotes. The other had a history of travelling to the endemic tropical areas. We report herein two cases of CLM with the literature review of the previous CLM cases in Korea.
