| Title | Cutaneous larva migrans with parts of the larva in the epidermis. |
| Author(s) | Balfour E, Zalka A, Lazova R |
| Institution | Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. |
| Source | Cutis 2002 May; 69(5):368-70. |
| MeSH | Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Foot Dermatoses
Humans
Larva Migrans
Male
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| Abstract | Creeping eruption is usually caused by hookworms, most commonly Ancylostoma braziliensis and Ancylostoma caninum. Because lesions of cutaneous larva migrans have a typical clinical appearance, they are rarely biopsied. Specimens usually show spongiotic dermatitis with spongiotic vesicles containing neutrophils and eosinophils and a mixed-cell dermal infiltrate with numerous eosinophils. We report a case with parts of the larva migrans in the epidermis on histologic examination. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 12041816 |
