Larva migrans: Report of three cases. Therapeutic advice

Treatment of larva migrans cutanea (creeping eruption): a comparison between albendazole and traditional therapy

“…Less frequently other species may result in the same clinical picture: Ancylostoma caninum , Uncinaria stenochepala , Bunostomun phlebotomun , or the human larvae of Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. 3–5,8 , 9 …”

“…A moderately inflamed, winding, usually raised, erythematous, swollen cutaneous lesion appears, varying in color between pink and dark red, 2–3 mm thick, with a fluid serous content, along which there may be nodules or blisters. Sometimes the clinical picture is represented only by folliculitis 1–5,8–11 …”

“…Infective or allergic complications are possible. Sometimes a Loeffler syndrome may coexist 1,4 , 5,8 , 9,11 …”

“…Cryotherapy, for instance, which is painful for the patient, can only be applied for a limited number of lesions and is unlikely to solve the problem due to the difficulty in identifying the exact position of the parasite, which can anyway withstand low temperatures 1–4,9 , 11 …”

“…The systemic use of thiabendazole, 25–50 mg/kg once or twice a day for 2–5 days, or in a single 50 mg/kg dose, may be effective in the case of widespread lesions, but is contraindicated due to its possible poorly tolerated side‐effects. What's more, this drug is not available in Italy 2–5,7–11 …”