1.
An Bras Dermatol
; 89(2): 332-3, 2014.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24770515
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous larva migrans is a pruritic dermatitis due to the inoculation of helminths larvae in the skin, and it often occurs in children in tropical and subtropical areas. The authors describe an atypical case of cutaneous larva migrans in a 11 year-old child with scalp involvement, an unusual topography for this lesion.
Subject(s)
Larva Migrans/pathology , Scalp Dermatoses/pathology , Child , Humans , Larva Migrans/parasitology , Male , Scalp Dermatoses/parasitology , Skin/parasitology , Skin/pathology
2.
An. bras. dermatol
; 89(2): 332-333, Mar-Apr/2014. graf
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-706973
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous larva migrans is a pruritic dermatitis due to the inoculation of helminths larvae in the skin, and it often occurs in children in tropical and subtropical areas. The authors describe an atypical case of cutaneous larva migrans in a 11 year-old child with scalp involvement, an unusual topography for this lesion.