Apparent contact dermatitis caused by Ancylostoma caninum: a case report.
Ancylostomum caninum larvae cause damage to the host at the point of entry through the skin leaving a wound vulnerable to secondary infections. As the larvae migrate through the skin an inflammatory response, dermatitis, is often stimulated which can be exacerbated in hosts which give hypersensitive responses. We assessed a 44-year-old man with contact dermatitis diagnosed as nickel allergy but caused by Ancylostoma caninum infection.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Aras Branch, Tabriz, Iran.
Human
H
Alipour
Young Researchers and Elite Club, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran.
Mohamad
M
Goldust
D000328:Adult; D000722:Ancylostoma; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole