title: Hookworm folliculitis.
abstract: A case of persistent folliculitis in a 21-year-old man was demonstrated to be due to Ancylostoma caninum larvae. Treatment with oral thiabendazole was curative. Cutaneous larva migrans may be due to A caninum, but this presentation appears to be unique. The literature concerning etiology and pathogenesis of larva migrans is discussed with reference to this case.
authors.affiliation: Skin and Cancer Foundation, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaworski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Launey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male