scholarly journals A case report of asymptomatic cutaneous larva migrans

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 734
Author(s):  
Abhinav David ◽  
Divyanshu Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Subcutaneous Tissue ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Burning Sensation ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Cutaneous Eruption ◽  
Topical Drugs ◽  
Nematode Larvae ◽  
Successful Resolution ◽  
Creeping Eruption ◽  
And Migration

<p>Cutaneous larvae migrans or creeping eruption is a serpiginous cutaneous eruption caused by the accidental penetration and migration of animal hookworm (nematode) larvae through the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue. The infection occurs most frequently in warmer climates and is associated with pruritus and burning sensation<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">s</span>. We report a case of 48 years old farmer with vesicular lesion on left ankle progressing into a serpiginous track on the skin surface without any characteristic symptoms. Treatment with oral and topical drugs led to successful resolution of lesions within 10 days.</p>

scholarly journals Cutaneous Larva Migrans in Urban Area: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 224-227
Author(s):  
Tiffany Roelan
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Skin Disorder ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Left Thigh ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Cutaneous Larva Migrans ◽  
Dermatological Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Creeping Eruption

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a zoonotic skin disorder caused by the infestation of animal hookworm larvae, the most common being Ancylostoma braziliense. The larvae penetrate the skin surface and subsequently migrate to the epidermis, leaving a typical manifestation of linear or serpiginous erythematous burrow-like tracks, known as creeping eruption. This report presented a case of a young man with complaints of the serpiginous erupted lesion over the upper left thigh, following a recent history of beach travel. On dermatological examination, an erythematous serpiginous lesion and papules were found, portraying the clinical presentation of CLM. The administration of albendazole 400 mg was started, and the symptoms were completely resolved. Keywords: larva migrans, skin disease, creeping eruption, nematodes, albendazole.

CREEPING ERUPTION (LARVA MIGRANS)

1944 ◽  
Vol 1 (18) ◽  
pp. 393-394
Author(s):  
James F. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Creeping Eruption

Microangiopathy in Severe Chronic Venous Insufficiency Evaluated by Fluorescence Video-Microscopy

1986 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Haselbach ◽  
U. Vollenweider ◽  
G. Moneta ◽  
A. Bollinger
Keyword(s):  
Intravenous Injection ◽  
Chronic Venous Insufficiency ◽  
Venous Insufficiency ◽  
Subcutaneous Tissue ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Video Microscopy ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Microvascular Flow ◽  
Made In

Fluorescence video microscopy after intravenous injection of Na-fluorescein was used to study capillary morphology, pericapillary halo diameters, microvascular flow distribution and transcapillary diffusion of the dye in 15 healthy controls and 15 patients with severe chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). The recordings were made in the medial ankle region. Transcapillary diffusion was monitored within a densitometer window encompassing 3.2 mm2 of skin surface. Microangiopathy known from previous studies was documented in the patients with severe CVI. The number of skin capillaries within the field of observation was not reduced. In some cases inhomogeneous microvascular flow distribution and probable microthrombosis were detected. Mean halo size averaged 81 — 15 μm in the controls and 146 ± 47 μm in the patients (P < 0.001). Unexpectedly, transcapillary diffusion of Na-fluorescein was not significantly increased in the field of measurement. Possible explanations include asynchronous inflow of the dye, the presence of thrombosed and therefore not perfused capillaries, a pericapillary fibrin layer limiting diffusion and redistribution of flow in favour of the subcutaneous tissue.

scholarly journals Toxocara Canis infestation with encephalitis

1974 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Z. Mikhael ◽  
Vital J.A. Montpetit ◽  
Manuel Orizaga ◽  
Harry C. Rowsell ◽  
Michael T. Richard
Keyword(s):  
Present Report ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Toxocara Canis ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Visceral Larva Migrans ◽  
Nematode Larvae ◽  
Granulomatous Lesions ◽  
Cerebral Involvement ◽  
Histological Verification

SUMMARYThe syndrome “visceral larva migrans” produced by migration of nematode larvae (commonly Toxocara species) in the extraintestinal tissues in unusual hosts, including man (particularly children of dirt eating age), with the production of reactive granulomatous lesions, was first described in 1952. About 200 cases have been reported since. Well documented cases are rare due to the difficulty in histological verification. Three cases have been reported in Canada but these were not verified. We believe the present report is the first verified case of visceral larva migrans in Canada and the fifth case of human cerebral involvement by Toxocara in the English literature. It is hoped that this report will emphasize the need for further research into the role of host versus parasite and will underline the potential danger, albeit remote, of household pets to children. Indeed, prevention is the only line of attack, as there is no effective drug against the migrating larvae of Toxocara.

On the larval migration of some parasitic nematodes in the body of the host and its biological significance

1929 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Fülleborn
Keyword(s):  
Pure Culture ◽  
Subcutaneous Tissue ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Culture Method ◽  
The Body ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Healthy Skin ◽  
Suitable Host ◽  
Nematode Larvae ◽  
Short Time

As Looss has shown, the larvæ of Ancylostoma can infect a suitable host by penetrating the healthy skin. If we place the infective material on the surface of the skin, after a short time we find the larvæ in the subcutaneous tissue. The same behaviour is shown by the filariform larvæ of Strongyloides siercoralis, which provide more convenient material for examination, because they can be collected very easily in pure culture and free from fluid by the special culture-method described by me (1924), the principle of which depends on the well-known fact that the filariform larvæ of Strongyloides and other nematode larvæ, accumulate in the form of white filaments of several millimetres in length (fig. 3), each consisting of thousands of individual larvæ, on little prominences in their vicinity, all being guided to similar places by the same sets of “tropisms” (Fülleborn, 1924).

Creeping Eruption (Larva Migrans)

1929 ◽  
Vol 201 (12) ◽  
pp. 579-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
JACOB L. GRUND
Keyword(s):  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Creeping Eruption

scholarly journals Two dimensional temperature distribution model in human dermal region exposed at low ambient temperatures with air flow

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
DB Gurung
Keyword(s):  
Subcutaneous Tissue ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Static Condition ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Distribution Model ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Insensible Perspiration ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The Mathematical Model

This paper deals with thermo-regulation in human dermal part in a cold atmosphere with significant air flow. The mathematical model involving bio-heat equation has been solved using finite element method and Crank-Nicolson technique to numerically investigate two dimensional temperature distributions. The natural three layers of dermal part – epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue are considered for the study. The important parameters like blood mass flow rate, metabolic heat generation rate and thermal conductivity are taken distinct in each layer according to their distinct sub-regional activities. The human subject is assumed in static condition. The wind speed is considered in the range from the start of forced convection (? 0.2 m/s) and up to 5 m/s. The loss of heat from the skin surface to the environment is taken due to convection, radiation, and insensible perspiration. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Vol. 8, No. II, December, 2012, 11-24 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kuset.v8i2.7320

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