"Larva Migrans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Infections caused by nematode larvae which never develop into the adult stage and migrate through various body tissues. They commonly infect the skin, eyes, and viscera in man. Ancylostoma brasiliensis causes cutaneous larva migrans. Toxocara causes visceral larva migrans.
| Descriptor ID |
D007815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.523 C03.858.424 C17.800.838.775.424
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| Concept/Terms |
Larva Migrans- Larva Migrans
- Dew Itch
- Dew Itchs
- Itch, Dew
- Itchs, Dew
- Ground Itch
- Ground Itchs
- Itch, Ground
- Itchs, Ground
- Creeping Eruption
- Creeping Eruptions
- Eruption, Creeping
- Eruptions, Creeping
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| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Larva Migrans" by people in Profiles.
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Cutaneous pili migrans in pediatric patients. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Jun; 153(3):432-433.
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Cutaneous larva migrans occurring concurrently in a father and son. Australas J Dermatol. 2018 Feb; 59(1):67-68.
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A Case of Furuncular Myiasis Due to Cordylobia anthropophaga in a Korean Traveler Returning from Uganda. Korean J Parasitol. 2017 Jun; 55(3):327-331.
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Epidemiological profile of cutaneous larva migrans in travelers returning to France between 2003 and 2015. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017 Nov - Dec; 20:61-64.