Cutaneous larva migrans on the scalp: atypical presentation of a common disease.
Cutaneous larva migrans is a pruritic dermatitis due to the inoculation of helminths larvae in the skin, and it often occurs in children in tropical and subtropical areas. The authors describe an atypical case of cutaneous larva migrans in a 11 year-old child with scalp involvement, an unusual topography for this lesion.
Private Clinic - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Carolina Degen
CD
Meotti
Private Clinic - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Glaura
G
Plates
Universidade Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Letycia Lopes Chagas
LL
Nogueira
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Renata Anselme da
RA
Silva
Universidade de Nova Iguaçú, Itaperuna, RJ, Brazil.
Karoline Silva
KS
Paolini
Private Clinic - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Elias Moreira
EM
Nunes
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fred
F
Bernardes Filho
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology