| Title | Creeping eruption. A review of clinical presentation and management of 60 cases presenting to a tropical disease unit. | | Author(s) | Davies HD, Sakuls P, Keystone JS | | Institution | Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | | Source | Arch Dermatol 1993 May; 129(5):588-91. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Albendazole
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Larva Migrans
Male
Middle Aged
Thiabendazole
| | Abstract | BACKGROUND AND DESIGN--Cutaneous larva migrans is an infection with a larval nematode, most frequently by dog or cat hookworms. It has a characteristic presentation that is easily recognizable. We reviewed the charts of 60 patients with cutaneous larva migrans who presented to the Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto (Ontario) Hospital, during a 6-year period.
RESULTS--Ninety-five percent of the patients were Canadians who had recently returned from the tropics or subtropics, notably the Caribbean. Almost all patients had a linear or serpiginous, very pruritic larval track. Topical thiabendazole was efficacious in 52 (98%) of 53 patients treated. Albendazole cured six (88%) of seven patients treated. Because of adverse effects, oral thiabendazole and liquid nitrogen were not utilized. CONCLUSION--We conclude that topical thiabendazole and oral albendazole are very effective and safe modalities for the treatment of cutaneous larva migrans. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 8481019 |
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