Larva Migrans in Italy

Albanese, G; Cintio, R. Di; Beneggi, M; Crippa, D; Galbiati, Giuseppe; Nicoletti, A; Rossi, Eugenio; Sala, Gianni

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4362.1995.tb00610.x

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“…CLM is common in many deprived communities in tropical and subtropical regions, but autochthonous cases have also been reported from countries in temperate zones, such as the USA, New Zealand, Germany, Great Britain, and France 6,9–14 . Usually, the ectoparasitosis is considered as a rather rare exotic disease of travelers 4,5,10,15–19 . In addition, athletes performing sports on tropical beaches, 20 children playing in contaminated playgrounds, 21,22 wandering beach photographers, 23 plumbers, pipe‐fitters, and electricians working in crawl spaces under houses, 3,6,23 and expatriate military personnel may become infested 24 …”

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Cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption) in an urban slum in Brazil

Heukelbach¹,

Wilcke²,

Feldmeier³

2004

Int J Dermatology

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This population-based study showed that CLM is endemic in this deprived community. The number of lesions and their topographic localization are in contrast with those obtained in previous reports based on the examination of individuals or groups affected in small outbreaks. We conclude that the clinico-epidemiologic pattern of CLM in a deprived community is different from that observed in travelers.

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Cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption) in an urban slum in Brazil

Heukelbach¹,

Wilcke²,

Feldmeier³

2004

Int J Dermatology

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“…The larvae penetrate rapidly into the epidermis when the exposed skin of a human (usually the foot) comes into contact with soil that is contaminated with the faeces from an infected mammal, such as a dog or cat. The larvae cannot penetrate the basal membrane of human skin, however, and are therefore trapped in the epidermis (Davies et al, 1993;Albanese et al, 1995;Blackwell and Vega-Lopez, 2001;Heukelbach et al, 2002), where they migrate aimlessly through the stratum corneum, for weeks or even months, until they die (Jelinek et al, 1994;Caumes et al, 1995;Blackwell and Vega-Lopez, 2001). The condition occurs world-wide but predominantly affects inhabitants of warm-climate countries (McCrindle et al, 1996;Heukelbach et al, 2003).…”

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Prevalence and risk factors of hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in a rural community in Brazil

Heukelbach

Jackson

Ariza

et al. 2008

Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology

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The epidemiology of hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (HrCLM) in endemic communities is not well understood. To describe the prevalence of HrCLM and to identify environmental and behavioural risk factors for the infestation, two cross-sectional surveys were conducted in a small village in an endemic area of north-eastern Brazil - one in the rainy season and the other in the dry season. The members of each household were examined clinically for the presence of HrCLM, and information on possible risk factors was collected. HrCLM, which was diagnosed in 45 individuals in the rainy-season survey and in 17 in the dry-season survey, was significantly more prevalent in the rainy season (4.4% v. 1.7%; P<0.001). The age-specific prevalences peaked, at 14.9%, in infants and children aged < or = 4 years. In a logistic regression analysis, the independent risk factors for current infestation or infestation in the preceding 6 months were identified as young age (odds ratio = 0.96; 95% confidence interval = 0.94-0.98), living in a house without a solid floor (odds ratio = 1.99; 95% confidence interval = 1.22-3.23), and walking barefoot (odds ratio = 1.77; 95% confidence interval = 1.12-2.80). In the study area, therefore, HrCLM is a common parasitic skin disease in children, is associated with behavioural and environmental risk factors, and shows marked seasonality in its prevalence. Local control of HrCLM should be based primarily on the health education of mothers and the elder girls who take care of their younger siblings.

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“…High temperatures and humidity usually allow the larvae to develop from the eggs 2 . One case report from Germany 3 was explained by an unusually warm and humid summer at the time when the patient presented.…”

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