Creeping eruption. A review of clinical presentation and management of 60 cases presenting to a tropical disease unit

Davies, H. Dele; Sakuls, Peter; Keystone, Jay S.

doi:10.1001/archderm.129.5.588

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“…This is consistent with other studies (Caumes et al 1992(Caumes et al , 1993Davies et al 1993). It appears that although the rash and the symptom of pruritus used and their perceived efficacy are shown in Figure 3.…”

Section: Figure 2 Duration Of Rash (-----) and Pruritus (-----) In Afsupporting

confidence: 94%

“…Other studies have also documented the occurrence of the itchy and serpiginous patterns in Ͼ 90% of cases. Our description of blisters in 40.6% of cases was higher than previously reported (9-10%) (Caumes et al 1995) (Davies et al 1993). One patient (our index case) had such large bulbous lesions under one foot that she could not bear weight on that side.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…Most of the data available regarding the clinical manifestations of this syndrome has been gathered from individual case reports and case series of individual patients presenting to specialized tropical medicine clinics over periods of years (Davies et al 1993;Jelinek et al 1994;Caumes et al 1995). It is unknown to what extent these data are representative of all patients with this syndrome, nor has it been confirmed which risk factors and behaviours predispose to the infection.…”

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Outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans in a group of travellers

Tremblay

MacLean

Gyorkos

et al. 2000

Tropical Med Int Health

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Summary INTRODUCTION We describe an outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) in a group of 140 holidaymakers to a resort in Barbados and the index case. METHODS A two-page questionnaire was mailed to holidaymakers and 90% responded. RESULTS 25.4% of respondents developed a rash consistent with CLM. Risk factors for developing the illness were younger age and less frequent use of protective footwear while walking to the beach. Patients had difficulty in obtaining a correct diagnosis during their initial medical consultation and in obtaining medication from pharmacies. Efficacious treatments were oral and topical thiabendazole. CONCLUSIONS CLM can occur in a large proportion of people exposed to contaminated soil or sand. Protective footwear is effective in reducing infection. Thiabendazole is an efficacious treatment.

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Section: Figure 2 Duration Of Rash (-----) and Pruritus (-----) In Afsupporting

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Outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans in a group of travellers

Tremblay

MacLean

Gyorkos

et al. 2000

Tropical Med Int Health

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“…The clinical picture manifests as an erythematous, linear or serpiginous track (approx. 3 mm wide and 15-20 mm in length; it may extend a few millimetres to a few centimetres daily), and can be associated with a pruritic popular (mostly) or vesiculobullous rash (up to 15% cases) [48,49]. The mean number of lesions per person varies from 1 to 3 [49,50].…”

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Skin lesions in returning travellers

Korzeniewski¹,

Juszczak²,

Jerzemowski³

2015

International Maritime Health

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rashes). The evaluation of skin lesions depends on many factors, including immune status of pa tients, use of medicines, exposure on health hazards (fauna, flora, risky behaviours), as well as the time, duration and location of travel. As the number of travellers to tropical and subtropical destinations has been continuously rising, the number of skin illnesses has also been increasing. This means that specia lists in travel medicine need to extend their knowledge of epidemiology, clinical features and diagnosis of travelrelated health problems including skin lesions in returning travellers. (Int Marit Health 2015; 66, 3: 173-180)

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“…Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a creeping eruption of the skin, which is caused by an accidental infection and migration of nematode larvae, usually the hookworm from dogs, cats and other mammals, through the epidermis (Davies et al, 1993). Ancylostoma braziliense is the most common cause of CLM (Davies et al, 1993).…”

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A serologically diagnosed human case of cutaneous larva migrans caused by Ancylostoma caninum

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Abstract:A 15-year-old boy, who had recently arrived back from a trip to Cambodia for a missionary camp, presented with several serpiginous thread-like skin lesions that began as small papules on the left upper extremities 2 weeks before his visit to Hospital. The skin lesions were pruritic and erythematous, and had migrated to the chest and abdomen. The histopathological findings showed only lymphocytic and eosinophilic infiltrations in the dermis of the biopsied skin lesion. The patient's serum reacted strongly to the Ancylostoma caninum antigen by an ELISA method. Therefore, he was diagnosed with cutaneous larva migrans by A. caninum. After the oral administration of albendazole and ivermectin, the skin lesions resolved without recurrence. This is the first reported case of a cutaneous larva migrans caused by Ancylostoma canimum diagnosed serologically using ELISA in Korea. et al., 1995;Lim et al., 1996;Chang et al., 1999;Kim et al., 1999;Suh et al., 2003). We report a case of CLM due to A. caninum that was believed to be the result of an infection obtained in Cambodia during a missionary camp and was diagnosed serologically using ELISA. CASE RECORDIn July 2002, a 15-year-old boy visited the Seoul National University Hospital with a skin eruption on his left upper extremity, chest and abdomen, which had been presented for 2 weeks. The skin lesions were linear, serpiginous, elevated and erythematous (Fig. 1). It produced an intense itching sensation, and scaly plaque was observed on the surface of the lesions. He had returned from a trip to Cambodia for a missionary camp one week before the skin lesions erupted, but he denied any risk activities of cutaneous larva migrans such as walking barefoot on the ground or sun-bathing at the beach during his stay in Cambodia.The laboratory findings revealed an increased number of WBC (19,060/mm 3 ) with a normal eosinophil count and normal serum IgE level. A stool examination showed no eggs of the parasites and the chest X-ray was within the normal limits. A pathological examination on the biopsied specimen showed only dermal patchy infiltrations of 234 Korean J. Parasitol. Vol. 41, No. 4. 233-237, December 2003 Fig. 1. Erythematous linear elevated serpiginous plaques on the left upper extremities (A) and the abdomen (B).

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Creeping eruption. A review of clinical presentation and management of 60 cases presenting to a tropical disease unit

Cited by 91 publications

References 21 publications

Outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans in a group of travellers

Outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans in a group of travellers

Skin lesions in returning travellers

A serologically diagnosed human case of cutaneous larva migrans caused by Ancylostoma caninum

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