title: [Cutaneous larva migrans].
abstract: Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a parasitic disease of the skin produced by skin-penetrating larvae, mainly the filariform larvae of cat and dog hookworms. Three cases of CLM diagnosed in Copenhagen are reported and the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment are described.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologisk afdeling, Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bayer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heidenheim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fogh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014195:Travel
vernacular_title: Larva migrans cutanea.