Cutaneous larva migrans on the scalp: atypical presentation of a common disease

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.

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Autores principales: Meotti,Carolina Degen, Plates,Glaura, Nogueira,Letycia Lopes Chagas, Silva,Renata Anselme da, Paolini,Karoline Silva, Nunes,Elias Moreira, Bernardes Filho,Fred
Formato: Digital revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000200332
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