Cutaneous strongyloidiasis: larva currens

Larva currens following Systemic Steroid Therapy in a Case of Strongyloidiasis

“…There is agreement on the distinctive fea tures of strongyloidiasis lesions [2][3][4] and on the influence of corticosteroid therapy in ag gravating many types of infections [5][6][7], Our case seems to show a close relationship between steroid administration and the on set of urticaria. Thanks to these agents a pre sumably long-standing infection was evi denced after several years of dormancy [8].…”

Disseminated strongyloidiasis in immunocompromised patients – report of three cases

“…The characteristic cutaneous manifestation of strongyloidiasis is larva currens, characterized by a serpiginous eruption that provokes an intensely itchy wheal along its tortuous tract. 8,9 There is also an absence of larvae in biopsy specimens, chronicity, and recurrence. 10 In disseminated strongyloidiasis, the most commonly described cutaneous manifestation is a rapidly progressive petechial, purpuric eruption that usually occurs on the abdomen and proximal extremities.…”

Prurigo in a patient with intestinal strongyloidiasis

“…In Italy, the infecting agent is usually isolated in immigrants and in soldiers who have lived abroad in these areas, or in patients living in psychiatric institutions. 1‐6 Humans can be infected by penetration of the skin by filariform larvae, after contact with soil contaminated by infected feces, or by autoinfection. The parasites migrate through the venous system to the lungs, where they penetrate the alveolar spaces and ascend the bronchi and trachea.…”