Larva currens following systemic steroid therapy in a case of strongyloidiasis.
The authors report a case of larva currens following systemic steroid administration for acute contact eczema. The patient was found affected with subclinical strongyloidiasis. Strongyloides is not very common in Northern Italy; it is occasionally diagnosed from stool samples from patients complaining of persisting itching.
D000368:Aged; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000187:drug effects; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000139:chemically induced
D001623:Betamethasone