A Case of Cutaneous Larva Migrans showing A Larva on Biopsy.
- Author:
Sung Eun CHANG
;
Chi Woo SEO
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kyung Jeh SUNG
;
Kee Chan MOON
;
Jai Kyoung KOH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Larva migrans
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy*;
Dermis;
Eosinophils;
Female;
Humans;
Hyperpigmentation;
Korea;
Larva Migrans*;
Larva*;
Lymphocytes;
Parasites;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(4):547-549
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous larva migrans(creeping eruption) is a rare cutaneous serpiginous erution caused by the accidental invasion of the skin by parasites. We report herein a 27 year-old female with a mild pruritic erythematous serpiginous linear skin lesion located on the patient's back for a month. Histopathologic examination revealed a larva in the dermis with dense iinfiltrates of eosinophils and lymphocytes. After treatment with oral anitiparasitics, the skin lesions resolved with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. This is the first case of larva migrans showing the larva on the biopsy specimen in Korea.
