Cutaneous larva migrans is a creeping skin eruption with a serpentine single-track rash. Most common in those who live in or visit the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, it is caused by a ...

Also known as “creeping eruption,” cutaneous larva migrans generally results from penetration of the skin by the larvae of human and animal hookworms, commonly Ancylostoma caninum (dog) and ...

A Caribbean vacation sounds like a pleasant way to pass the time and catch some rays, but a Pennsylvania woman returned with more than a beachy glow: Two weeks after coming home, she developed a ...

A 29-year-old man living in Singapore developed itching vesiculobullous lesions with serpiginous erythematous tracks on his toes (Figure 1) and soles, one week after a trip to Tioman Island, Malaysia.

Migrating hair: a case confused with cutaneous larva migrans. "Pili migrans is an unusual skin condition in which a hair shaft migrates under the surface of the skin and mimics the parasitic infection ...

A woman was left absolutely horrified to find a parasite growing in her leg and laying eggs at night. Marystella Gomez, 27, noticed small pimples on her leg after a trip to the beach in Colombia. She ...

Cutaneous larva migrans is a creeping eruption, which arises due to infection by the filariform larva of the hookworm (Ancylostoma), or the dog tapeworm (Strongyloides). It is the most common skin ...

The "Clinical Snapshot" series provides a concise examination of a clinical presentation including history, treatment, patient education, and nursing measures. Using the format here, you are invited ...

A 26-year-old woman presented to a clinic with tense bullae and associated migrating serpiginous tracks on her left foot (Figure 1) after returning from a 1-week vacation in Jamaica. During her trip, ...

A 42-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of intensely pruritic eruption on the dorsum of his right foot. He had gone for a barefoot stroll on the beach a few days before the onset of the rash ...