Ocular larva migrans is a rare inflammatory condition of the eye caused by local reactions to the larva of Toxocara species. These are roundworms which infest dogs and cats as their definitive hosts.

Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by the epidermal migration of the filariform larvae of various hookworm and occasionally, dog tapeworm, species. The most common type is due to the dog/cat hookworm ...

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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 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 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 ...