Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine - Volume 66, Number 5&6, Page 334

Volume 66 Number 5&6
October/November 1999 back to contents

Souvenir from the Hamptons - A Case of Cutaneous Larva Migrans of Six Months' Duration 334-335

Adam C. Esser, Irwin Kantor, M.D., and Allen N. Sapadin, M.D.

From the Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street New York, NY.
Address correspondence to Adam Esser, 50 East 98th Street, Apt. 5g4, New York, NY 10029.

ABSTRACT
Cutaneous larva migrans is a distinctive serpiginous eruption caused by a reaction to burrowing hookworms. The infection is usually self-limited, normally lasting 2-8 weeks, but may persist for more than a year if misdiagnosed. Biopsies of the creeping eruption rarely reveal an organism. Thus, it is important for the infection to be recognized clinically, so that effective treatment may begin. We found topical thiabendazole to be fast and effective in treating this case of cutaneous larva migrans of six months' duration.

KEY WORDS
Cutaneous larva migrans, creeping eruption, ground itch, uncinarial dermatitis

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Volume 66 Number 5&6 October/November 1999	back to contents

Souvenir from the Hamptons - A Case of Cutaneous Larva Migrans of Six Months' Duration	334-335
Adam C. Esser, Irwin Kantor, M.D., and Allen N. Sapadin, M.D.
From the Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street New York, NY. Address correspondence to Adam Esser, 50 East 98th Street, Apt. 5g4, New York, NY 10029.