larva migrans

Only a few roundworm eggs are necessary to cause larva migrans in the human child or adult.

T. cati has been reported as a rare cause of visceral larva migrans in man.

They may be associated with visceral larva migrans.

Larva migrans, is what they are: wandering worms.

This is referred to as a creeping eruption or cutaneous larva migrans.

Apart from its veterinary importance, this species is responsible for the most widely recognised form of visceral larva migrans in man.

Its complementary term is cutaneous larva migrans, for infections by "foreign" larvae which are limited to the skin.

Visceral larvae migrans and other unusual helminth infections.

A special variant is ocular larva migrans where usually T. canis larvae travel to the eye.

Cutaneous larva migrans, a zoonotic infection, occurs when humans become accidental hosts.

A list of causative agents of larva migrans syndromes is not agreed upon and varies with the author.

Cutaneous larva migrans usually heals spontaneously over weeks to months and has been known to last as long as one year.

Larva migrans can refer to:

Cutaneous larva migrans.

Cutaneous larva migrans is a condition where nematodes such as Ancylostoma braziliense migrate to the skin.

Toxocara causes visceral larva migrans.

The main importance of A. braziliense is that it is regarded as the primary cause of cutaneous larva migrans in man.

A number of parasites, including strongyloides, hookworm and cutaneous larva migrans, are transmitted via the skin by walking barefoot.

Animal hookworm larvae on penetrating humans may produce a creeping eruption called cutaneous larva migrans.

Toxocariasis is often called visceral larva migrans (VLM).

High parasitic loads or repeated infection can lead to visceral larva migrans (VLM).

Ancylostoma brasiliensis causes cutaneous larva migrans.

In contrast to visceral larva migrans, ocular toxocariasis usually develops in older children or young adults with no history of pica.

Migration in the subcutaneous tissues causes intermittent, migratory, painful, pruritic swellings (cutaneous larva migrans).