A Case of Cutaneous Larva Migrans.
- Author:
Young Tae KIM
1
;
Mu Hyun SONG
;
Seong Yul LEE
;
Jong Suk LEE
;
Kyu Wang HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of dermatology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Chun-an, Korea. kevinkyt@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cutaneous larva migrans
- MeSH:
Adult;
Albendazole;
Buttocks;
Dermis;
Eosinophils;
Epidermis;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Larva Migrans*;
Lymphocytes;
Recurrence;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(2):209-211
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 30-year-old man presented with several intensely prurutic erythematous serpiginous thread-like skin lesions which began as a small papule on the upper back 2 weeks prior to his visit and was migrating to the lower back and buttock area. The laboratory examination showed non-specific findings. Histopathologic examination revealed a pustular burrow containing numerous eosinophils in the epidermis. In the dermis, there was a diffuse and occasionally dense perivascular inflammatory cell inflammation consisting of eosinophils and some lymphocytes. The patient was treated with oral albendazole, antihistamine and topical corticosteroid for 2 weeks without recurrence for 6 months up to now. Multiple histologic sections were made without success in demonstrating parasitic tissue in the epidermis, however, the clinical and histopathologic features were consistent with cutaneous larva migrans.
