RT Book, Section
A1 Rosenthal, Philip J.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193138255
T1 Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Creeping Eruption)
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193138255
RD 2024/04/18
AB Cutaneous  larva  migrans  is  caused  principally  by  larvae  of  the  dog  and  cat  hookworms,  Ancylostoma  braziliense  and  A  caninum.  Other  animal  hookworms,  gnathostomiasis,  and  strongyloidiasis  may  also  cause  this  syndrome.  Infections  are  common  in  warm  areas,  including  the  southeastern  United  States.  They  are  most  common  in  children.  The  disease  is  caused  by  the  migration  of  worms  through  skin;  the  nonhuman  parasites  cannot  complete  their  life  cycles,  so  only  cause  cutaneous  disease.