Life Quality Impairment Caused by Hookworm-Related Cutaneous Larva Migrans in Resource-Poor Communities in Manaus, Brazil

BACKGROUND: Hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a common but neglected tropical skin disease caused by the migration of animal hookworm larvae in the epidermis. The disease causes intense pruritus and is associated with important morbidity. The extent to which CLM impairs skin disease-...

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Autores principales: Schuster, Angela, Lesshafft, Hannah, Talhari, Sinésio, Guedes de Oliveira, Silás, Ignatius, Ralf, Feldmeier, Hermann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001355

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