Larva migrans in the oral mucosa: report of a case.
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.
Thomé Capuano
Ana Carolina
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Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Catanhede Orsini Machado de Sousa
Suzana
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Aburad de Carvalhosa
Artur
A
dos Santos Pinto Júnior
Décio
D
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
D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D013827:Thiabendazole