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Occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: A case report and a systematic literature review

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a parasitic zoonosis of warm tropical and subtropical areas, although autochthonous cases have been increasingly reported in Western European countries. Data on the prevalence of CLM as an occupational disease in workers exposed to potentially contaminated soil or in...

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Autores principales: Stufano, Angela, Foti, Caterina, Lovreglio, Piero, Romita, Paolo, De Marco, Aurora, Lia, Riccardo Paolo, Otranto, Domenico, Iatta, Roberta
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35551315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010330
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author Stufano, Angela
Foti, Caterina
Lovreglio, Piero
Romita, Paolo
De Marco, Aurora
Lia, Riccardo Paolo
Otranto, Domenico
Iatta, Roberta
author_facet Stufano, Angela
Foti, Caterina
Lovreglio, Piero
Romita, Paolo
De Marco, Aurora
Lia, Riccardo Paolo
Otranto, Domenico
Iatta, Roberta
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description Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a parasitic zoonosis of warm tropical and subtropical areas, although autochthonous cases have been increasingly reported in Western European countries. Data on the prevalence of CLM as an occupational disease in workers exposed to potentially contaminated soil or in close contact with dogs and cats are scant. Herein, we report an autochthonous case of CLM in a dog breeder from southern Italy (Apulia region), along with a systematic literature review describing the risk of CLM infection, mainly according to job categories. The patient was referred to the dermatology unit presenting a serpiginous lesion on his hand, raising the suspected CLM diagnosis. In non-endemic areas, CLM might represent a challenge for physicians in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, particularly in workplaces. The multidisciplinary approach in the diagnosis of CLM with the involvement of different scientific competences (i.e., dermatologists, veterinarians, and occupational physicians) may contribute to further assess the distribution of human CLM and associated risk factors, toward reducing the risk for the infection.
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spelling pubmed-90980512022-05-13 Occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: A case report and a systematic literature review Stufano, Angela Foti, Caterina Lovreglio, Piero Romita, Paolo De Marco, Aurora Lia, Riccardo Paolo Otranto, Domenico Iatta, Roberta PLoS Negl Trop Dis Symposium Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a parasitic zoonosis of warm tropical and subtropical areas, although autochthonous cases have been increasingly reported in Western European countries. Data on the prevalence of CLM as an occupational disease in workers exposed to potentially contaminated soil or in close contact with dogs and cats are scant. Herein, we report an autochthonous case of CLM in a dog breeder from southern Italy (Apulia region), along with a systematic literature review describing the risk of CLM infection, mainly according to job categories. The patient was referred to the dermatology unit presenting a serpiginous lesion on his hand, raising the suspected CLM diagnosis. In non-endemic areas, CLM might represent a challenge for physicians in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, particularly in workplaces. The multidisciplinary approach in the diagnosis of CLM with the involvement of different scientific competences (i.e., dermatologists, veterinarians, and occupational physicians) may contribute to further assess the distribution of human CLM and associated risk factors, toward reducing the risk for the infection. Public Library of Science 2022-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9098051/ /pubmed/35551315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010330 Text en © 2022 Stufano et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Romita, Paolo
De Marco, Aurora
Lia, Riccardo Paolo
Otranto, Domenico
Iatta, Roberta
Occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: A case report and a systematic literature review
title Occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: A case report and a systematic literature review
title_full Occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: A case report and a systematic literature review
title_fullStr Occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: A case report and a systematic literature review
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title_short Occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: A case report and a systematic literature review
title_sort occupational risk of cutaneous larva migrans: a case report and a systematic literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35551315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010330
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