Cutaneous Larva Migrans
摘要
Described for the first time in 1874, Cutaneous larva migrans is a disease caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites of the hookworm family. These parasites occasionally penetrate human skin generating a condition characterized by serpiginous lesions with intense itching. Because larvae cannot complete their life cycle within a human host, this is a dermatosis of spontaneous relief. However, itching and bacterial complications should signal the beginning of antiparasitic treatment in order to shorten the natural evolution of the disease and in order to relieve patient’s discomfort. The most used oral treatments are Albendazole and Ivermectin.