Cutaneous larva migrans in early infancy: A Ugandan case report

Helminths are an important cause of worm infestation in low‐income countries. The majority spread with soil to skin contact. In unusual patients presenting below 1 year, treatment can be challenging. The disease can be self‐limiting; however, treatment is believed to reduce progression to more serio...

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Autores principales: Muwanguzi, Eria, Kayiira, Mubaraka, Kasozi, Derrick, Kigozi, Enos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8587685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804533
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5080
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author Muwanguzi, Eria
Kayiira, Mubaraka
Kasozi, Derrick
Kigozi, Enos
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description Helminths are an important cause of worm infestation in low‐income countries. The majority spread with soil to skin contact. In unusual patients presenting below 1 year, treatment can be challenging. The disease can be self‐limiting; however, treatment is believed to reduce progression to more serious disease. Here, we present a case of a 3‐month‐old with cutaneous larva migrans.
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spelling pubmed-85876852021-11-18 Cutaneous larva migrans in early infancy: A Ugandan case report Muwanguzi, Eria Kayiira, Mubaraka Kasozi, Derrick Kigozi, Enos Clin Case Rep Case Report Helminths are an important cause of worm infestation in low‐income countries. The majority spread with soil to skin contact. In unusual patients presenting below 1 year, treatment can be challenging. The disease can be self‐limiting; however, treatment is believed to reduce progression to more serious disease. Here, we present a case of a 3‐month‐old with cutaneous larva migrans. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-11-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8587685/ /pubmed/34804533 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5080 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Cutaneous larva migrans in early infancy: A Ugandan case report
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title_full Cutaneous larva migrans in early infancy: A Ugandan case report
title_fullStr Cutaneous larva migrans in early infancy: A Ugandan case report
title_full_unstemmed Cutaneous larva migrans in early infancy: A Ugandan case report
title_short Cutaneous larva migrans in early infancy: A Ugandan case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8587685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804533
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5080
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