Three clinical cases of cutaneous larva migrans.
10.3347/kjp.2006.44.2.145
- Author:
Tae Heung KIM
1
;
Byeung Song LEE
;
Woon Mok SOHN
Author Information
1. Whiteline skin clinic, jinju 660-140, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
cutaneous larva migrans;
case report;
imported case;
skin lesion;
albendazole;
hookworm;
Republic of Korea
- MeSH:
Middle Aged;
Male;
Larva Migrans/*diagnosis/drug therapy/*pathology;
Humans;
Female;
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use;
Albendazole/therapeutic use;
Aged;
Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2006;44(2):145-149
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Three cases of cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) were diagnosed in a returnee from a trip to Thailand and in 2 domestic farmers during July and September, 2003. The linear and serpiginous skin lesions on the lower extremities were presented in all 3 cases. Routine laboratory findings were normal. In the imported case, a 650 x 30 micrometer sized filariform nematode larva, presumably a species of hookworm, was detected in the lesion. All cases were treated with 400 mg albendazole once daily for 3-5 days, and their skin lesions gradually improved. In the present study, a causative agent of CLM was isolated for the first time in the Republic of Korea. Moreover, we speculate that CLM is prevalent in farmers who are in frequent contact with soil in the Republic of Korea.
