Publication: Cutaneous Larva migrans: A Case Series of a Skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases from Nepal
Date
2024
Article Type
Case Report
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Journal ISSN
1999-6217
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Pages
Pages: 651 - 653
Publisher
Nepal Health Research Council
Abstract
Cutaneous larva migrans is a tropical dermatosis acquired through the helminthic infection. It is caused by penetration of animal hookworm larva in patient with history of walking barefoot on soil or beaches or with history of travel to tropical areas. It usually presents clinically as a pruritic serpiginous lesion with a trailing. Here, we report three cases who presented as asymptomatic to pruritic thread like serpiginous lesion on cutaneous examination. Cutaneous larva migrans was diagnosed clinically and proper treatment was done with complete regression of manifestations within a week. Although the condition is self-limiting, it is an under-diagnosed entity leading to delay in treatment and exacerbation of clinical manifestations including rare pulmonary manifestation called Loefflers syndrome.
Keywords: Creeping eruption; ivermectin; larva migrans; skin-NTDs.
Description
Shraddha Shrestha
DI Skin Hospital and Referral Center, Kathmandu, Nepal
Shashi Hirachan
Bharatpur hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
Niraj Parajuli
National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Identifier
https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v22i03.5210