Ann Dermatol.  1998 Jan;10(1):61-63. 10.5021/ad.1998.10.1.61.

Two Cases of Cutaneous Larva Migrans

• Lee SJ
• Moon TK
• Hann SK

• KMID: 2360309
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1998.10.1.61

Abstract

Cutaneous larva migrans(CLM) is a ubiquitous self-limiting skin eruption which has intensely pruritic, serpiginous, raised, sharply demarcated, red lesions. It is most frequently caused by larvae of dog and cat hookworms. We report two typical cases of cutaneous larva migrans that appeared as pruritic exanthems in two people after they had travelled in Southeast Asia. It is suggested one should consider cutaneous larva migrans in the differential diagnoses of erythematous pruritic lesions.

Keyword

Cutaneous larva migrans

MeSH Terms

Ancylostomatoidea
Animals
Asia, Southeastern
Cats
Diagnosis, Differential
Dogs
Exanthema
Larva
Larva Migrans*
Skin