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Rev Cent Dermatol Pascua 2013; 22 (3)

Cutaneous larva migrans. Report of a familiar case

Martínez EV, Valencia ÁM

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 110-114
PDF size: 337.00 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a parasitic disease caused by the presence and subsequent migration of nematode larvae of different animals in surface layers and/or deep skin, characterized by serpiginous skin lesions, endemic in hot, humid tropical and subtropical zones, but increasingly evident in other areas given the frequency of business and leisure travel. We report the case of three members of a family, residents of Mexico City acquiring the larva in the Mexican Pacific beach (Acapulco).


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