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Image Number #1464 (Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Creeping Eruption))

Diagnosis: Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Creeping Eruption)

Description: Serpiginous lesion

Morphology: Linear

Site: Foot,dorsum

Sex: M

Age: 54

Type: Clinical

Submitted By: Ian McColl

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History:

This man acquired these lesions walking on a beach in Bali.Cutaneous larva migrans occurs when dog hookworm penetrates into the skin.The lesions may also be seen on the buttocks,genitals and the hands.The thin ,red,tortuous lines are due to the organism burrowing under the skin at a rate of 2 cms a day.

This Dermatology Online Journal reference is particularly instructive.

DermNetNZ   eMedicine   PubMed   Dermatology Online   Archives   JAAD for "Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Creeping Eruption)"

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