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Cutaneous larva migrans |
Cutaneous larva migrans is a characteristic itchy creeping skin eruption, usually of the foot. It is due to a dog or pig hookworm.(Ancylostona Braziliensis or A. Carinum), which becomes 'lost' in the skin, unable to leave the skin and mature.
There is a history of walking barefoot in sand or dirt in the tropics.
Cryotherapy is often ineffective and albendazole 400mg daily for three to five days is curative. Albendazole is also indicated for Ascaris, human hookworm, trichuris, strongyloides and liver flukes.
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