Larva migrans
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Larva migrans can refer to:
- Cutaneous larva migrans, a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites
- Visceral larva migrans, a condition in children caused by the migratory larvae of nematodes
- Ocular larva migrans, an ocular form of the larva migrans syndrome that occurs when larvae invade the eye
- Larva migrans profundus, also known as Gnathostomiasis