A case report of cutaneous larva migrans in Argentina

作     者：Javier Bava Lucia G Gonzalez Celeste M Seley Gisela P Lopez Alcides Troncoso 

作者机构：Infectious Diseases "Francisco J Mui" Department of MicrobiologyParasitologyInfectious Diseases and Tropical MedicineSchool of MedicineBuenos Aires University 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine》 (亚太热带生物医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2011年第1卷第1期

页      面：81-82页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 100206[医学-皮肤病与性病学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Cutaneous larva migrans Epidermal parasitic skin diseases Dog faeces Hookworm larvae Protective footwear 

摘      要：Cutaneous larva migrans(CLM) represents the most common tropically acquired *** is caused by infection with hookworm larvae in tropical and sub-tropical areas,and people who have a history of foreign travel and of walking barefoot on sandy soil or beaches are at a high risk of getting infected with *** diagnosis is usually made on the basis of the typical appearance of the lesion,intense itching and history of foreign *** is a common parasitic skin disease that can be easily prevented by wearing protective footwear.A case of CLM is described in this article.