Delayed diagnosis of cutaneous larva migrans over face: An unusual case report

• Main Authors: Kriti Jain (Author), Sakshi Gaba (Author), Hemanta Kumar Kar (Author), Sejal Bajoria (Author), Riya Sukhija (Author), Mitanjali Sethy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) also known as "creeping eruption" is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by the larval invasion and migration of soil-transmitted helminth larvae in the skin, the most common being Ancylostoma braziliense and Ancylostoma caninum. It is more likely to occur on...