Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) is caused by penetration of skin by the third stage larvae of hookworms, and most commonly caused by Ancylostoma braziliense (dog hookworm). Humans act as dead-end hosts for this parasite. This series reports six cases of creeping eruptions that occurred on buttocks and...
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| description | Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) is caused by penetration of skin by the third stage larvae of hookworms, and most commonly caused by Ancylostoma braziliense (dog hookworm). Humans act as dead-end hosts for this parasite. This series reports six cases of creeping eruptions that occurred on buttocks and back in four infants and on the feet in two toddlers. All the cases clustered after the rainy seasons in the months of December and January. Diagnosis was established based on history and clinical examination. All six children were administered five days of albendazole and they recovered completely. This series is presented to make readers aware of the underestimated public health problem in infants with distinctive skin eruptions of larva migrans occurring in the tropical subcontinent of Indian coastal areas. This is clinically relevant as treatment of this condition is very simple and cost-effective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02b1ffe97e244df4bd4cb494a3cb90e42023-04-08T09:09:23ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2023-03-01173SR01SR0310.7860/JCDR/2023/60403.17695Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSR Sree Shyamini0Alexander Mannu1Sunitha Ramasamy2Jaishree Vasudevan3Junior Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) is caused by penetration of skin by the third stage larvae of hookworms, and most commonly caused by Ancylostoma braziliense (dog hookworm). Humans act as dead-end hosts for this parasite. This series reports six cases of creeping eruptions that occurred on buttocks and back in four infants and on the feet in two toddlers. All the cases clustered after the rainy seasons in the months of December and January. Diagnosis was established based on history and clinical examination. All six children were administered five days of albendazole and they recovered completely. This series is presented to make readers aware of the underestimated public health problem in infants with distinctive skin eruptions of larva migrans occurring in the tropical subcontinent of Indian coastal areas. This is clinically relevant as treatment of this condition is very simple and cost-effective.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/17695/60403_CE[Ra1]_F(IS)_PF1(AG_KM)_PN(KM).pdfalbendazolecreeping eruptionsinfantsrains |
| spellingShingle | SR Sree Shyamini Alexander Mannu Sunitha Ramasamy Jaishree Vasudevan Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research albendazole creeping eruptions infants rains |
| title | Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full | Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_fullStr | Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_short | Creeping Bugs and Winding Rash-Series of Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cases from Southern Suburban Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_sort | creeping bugs and winding rash series of cutaneous larva migrans cases from southern suburban chennai tamil nadu india |
| topic | albendazole creeping eruptions infants rains |
| url | https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/17695/60403_CE[Ra1]_F(IS)_PF1(AG_KM)_PN(KM).pdf |
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