| Title | [Cutaneous larva migrans: 34 outside cases] | | Author(s) | Puente Puente S, Bru Gorraiz F, Azuara Solís M, Colomo Gómez C, González Lahoz JM | | Institution | Unidad de Medicina Tropical, Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid. spuente.hciii@salud.madrid.org | | Source | Rev Clin Esp 2004 Dec; 204(12):636-9. | | MeSH | Adult
Albendazole
Anthelmintics
English Abstract
Female
Foot Dermatoses
Humans
Larva Migrans
Male
Middle Aged
Spain
Travel
Treatment Outcome
| | Abstract | Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a frequent dermal disease in travelers, caused by larvae of nonhuman ancylostoma. We describe 34 outside cases of CLM diagnosed since January 1991 to June 2002. Nineteen male and female. Age: 35.7 years (20-60). The total number of CLM infestations was 73, 83.5% in feet. In five cases the cutaneous lesion was vesiculoampollous (14.7%). Ivermectin, utilized in 3 cases with a single dose of 12 mg, failed in one patient (33.3%). Thiabendazole was effective in 6 (85.7%) of 7 cases and 4 (57.1%) patients showed side effects. Albendazole at doses of 400 mg/ 12 hours/3 days was effective in 22 (84.6%) of 26 cases. Possibly it is advisable to use albendazole more than 3 days in order to prevent the failures (15.4%) as those in our series. | | Language | spa | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 15710070 |
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