[Cutaneous larva migrans in children in a school of center-western Brazil].
This paper reports an outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans in children of a school located in Campo Grande, MS. Six out of the 16 students (37.5%) acquired this parasitic dermatitis in two playgrounds contaminated by cat feces, in which ancylostomid larvae were found. The serpiginous lesions and/or papules were located in the hands, feet, buttocks, thighs, vulva and scrotum. Control measures of this parasitosis are discussed.
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Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Agrárias e da Saúde, Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado e da Região do Pantanal, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
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Werneck
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D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002415:Cats; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male