Cutaneous larva migrans clm is a helminthic infection most commonly found in tropical and subtropical geographic areas. Larva migrans cutanea relacionada con ancylostomas. Cutaneous larva migrans clm, also having been termed for the clinical sign of creeping eruption, is an infectious syndrome caused by multiple types of hookworms. Please refer to the related chapter on travelacquired worldwide cutaneous infections. Cutaneous larva migrans primary care dermatology society. The eggs of the parasite are in dog and cat feces and develop into larvae when left in warm, moist soil or sand. Cutaneous larva migrans is a very common disease in tropical regions. Cutaneous larva migrans manifests as an erythematous, serpiginous, pruritic, cutaneous eruption caused by accidental percutaneous penetration and subsequent migration of larvae of various nematode parasites. Pdf larva migrans cutanea relacionada con ancylostomas. Caffeine in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
Humans normally become infected with the hookworm larvae by walking barefoot on a beach, or by contact with soil that is contaminated with animal faeces. Cutaneous larva migrans is a hookworm infection transmitted from warm, moist soil or sand to exposed skin. It is most commonly caused by the hookworm that infects dogs and cats. Cutaneous larva migrans university college hospital. Cutaneous larva migrans is distinguished from the cutaneous manifestation of strongyloides. This is most commonly transmitted by animal feces depositing eggs in the soil, with larvae entering humans through direct contact with skin. These hookworms generally live in the intestines of domestic pets such as dogs and cats and shed their eggs via feces to soil usually sandy areas of beaches or under houses.
However, with the ease and increase of foreign travel by many around the world, clm is no longer confined to these areas. Treatment of cutaneous larva migrans clinical infectious. Cutaneous leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease. Pharmacovigilance study of adverse cutaneous drug reactions. Cutaneous larva migrans clm is one of the most common skin diseases among travelers returning from the tropics 1,2. Infection occurs most commonly in tropical or subtropical areas. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases in the ethiopian highlands and. In the oral mucosa, the infection occurs in the same way as in the skin, but it is rarer. The disease is endemic on caribbean islands, in africa, south america. Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by ancylostoma, a hookworm that normally inhabits the intestines of dogs and cats. Cutaneous larva migrans chapter 4 2020 yellow book.
Cutaneous larva migrans clm is the most common tropically acquired dermatosis whose earliest description dates back more than 100 years. Clm is caused by hookworm larvae that usually infect cats, dogs and other animals. Cutaneous larva migrans skin disorders merck manuals. Full article pdf skin the journal of cutaneous medicine. Cutaneous larva migrans, or clm, is a parasitic skin infection. Cutaneous larva migrans clm is a parasitic infection most commonly found in tropical and subtropical areas. The most common type of hookworm that causes clm is called ancylostoma braziliense which usually infects dogs. Showing results for epidemiologyandriskfactorsforcutaneoussquamouscell carcinoma.