title: Larva migrans in the oral mucosa: report of a case.
abstract: Larva migrans is a condition caused by subcutaneous or visceral migration of parasite larvae, usually Ancylostoma braziliense, and is characterized by pruriginous or serpiginous lesions. This article describes a case of larva migrans involving the oral mucosa in a 24-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Thomé Capuano
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catanhede Orsini Machado de Sousa
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aburad de Carvalhosa
authors.forename: Décio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: dos Santos Pinto Júnior
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D013827:Thiabendazole