Larva currens
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Larva currens (Latin for racing larva) is an itchy, cutaneous condition caused by infections with Strongyloides stercoralis.[1]:436 It is caused by the intradermal migration of strongyloides and distinguished from cutaneous larva migrans (caused by hookworm) by its rapid migration, perianal involvement and wide band of urticaria.[2]
Diagnosis
Physical Examination
Skin
Trunk
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Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3] -
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Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3] -
![Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/images/4/4b/Larva_currens04.jpg)
Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3] -
![Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/images/c/c6/Larva_currens05.jpg)
Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
![Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Larva_currens01.jpg)
![Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Larva_currens02.jpg)
![Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Larva_currens03.jpg)
![Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Larva_currens04.jpg)
![Larva currens. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Larva_currens05.jpg)
See also
References
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ ARTHUR, ROBERT P. (1 August 1958). "Larva Currens". A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology. 78 (2): 186–90. doi:10.1001/archderm.1958.01560080044007. PMID 13558704.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Dermatology Atlas".