Larva migrans: a case report and review.
A case of massive Ancylostoma sp. larval infestation is presented in a patient who had received systemic corticosteroid therapy. What attracts attention in this case is the exuberance and rarity of clinical manifestation. Based on the pertinent literature, we discuss the mechanisms of parasital infection, the natural history of the disease and its treatment.
Velho
Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira
PE
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Ci ncias M dicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil. pvelho@fcm.unicamp.br
Faria
Andreia Vasconcellos
AV
Cintra
Maria Letícia
ML
de Souza
Elemir Macedo
EM
de Moraes
Aparecida Machado
AM
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole