A rare case of cutaneous larva migrans due to Gnathostoma sp

A 28-year-old lady presented with recurrent erythematous skin lesions in different parts of the body for 3 months. There were several episodes of worm coming out of the lesions. Examination of the worms in the parasitology laboratory revealed it to be a larva of Gnathostoma sp. She was advised treat...

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Published inIndian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 356 - 358
Main Authors Mukherjee, A, Ahmed, NH, Samantaray, JC, Mirdha, BR
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Elsevier B.V 01.07.2012
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Adult
Albendazole - administration & dosage
Animals
Anthelmintics - administration & dosage
cutaneous larva migrans
eosinophilia
Female
Gnathostoma
Gnathostoma - isolation & purification
Gnathostomiasis - diagnosis
Gnathostomiasis - parasitology
Gnathostomiasis - pathology
Humans
Larva Migrans - diagnosis
Larva Migrans - parasitology
Larva Migrans - pathology
Parasitology - methods
Treatment Outcome
cutaneous larva migrans
eosinophilia
Gnathostoma
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Summary:A 28-year-old lady presented with recurrent erythematous skin lesions in different parts of the body for 3 months. There were several episodes of worm coming out of the lesions. Examination of the worms in the parasitology laboratory revealed it to be a larva of Gnathostoma sp. She was advised treatment with Albendazole for 21 days, and there was no recurrence of lesions.
ISSN:0255-0857
1998-3646
DOI:10.4103/0255-0857.99505