Cutaneous larva migrans is a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites of the hookworm family.
Creeping eruption is a skin infection caused by hookworms. It is also called sandworm disease. Creeping eruption causes severe itching, blisters, and a red growing, winding rash. The rash can grow about 1/2 to 3/4 inches per day.
Creeping eruption is a skin infection caused by hookworms. It can be caused by exposure to moist sand that has been contaminated by infected dog or cat stool. It appears as a winding, snakelike rash with blisters and itching. It may be treated with antiparasitic medicines.
Creeping eruption is a human infection with dog or cat hookworm larvae (immature worms).
Ancylostoma braziliense and Ancylostoma caninum are the most common hookworms responsible for CLM. The lesions, called creeping eruptions, are characteristically erythematous, raised and vesicular, linear or serpentine, and intensely pruritic.
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM), also having been termed for the clinical sign of creeping eruption, is an infectious syndrome caused by multiple types of hookworms. This is most commonly transmitted by animal feces depositing eggs in the soil, with larvae entering humans through direct contact with skin.
The most common manifestation of zoonotic infection with animal hookworm species is cutaneous larva migrans (CLM), also known as creeping eruption, where migrating larvae cause intensely pruritic and erythematous serpiginous tracks in the upper dermis, which may occasionally become bullous.
The two main species of hookworm infecting humans are Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus.
CLM, also known as creeping eruption, is a zoonosis caused by animal hookworms, most often that of the dog (Ancylostoma caninum) or cat (Ancylostoma braziliense). Infected animals shed eggs in the stool that subsequently hatch, yielding first-stage larvae that mature into infective third-stage larvae in the soil.
Intestinal hookworm disease in humans is caused by Ancylostoma duodenale, A.
Symptoms of creeping eruption include: Blisters. Itching, may be more severe at night. Raised, snakelike tracks in the skin that may spread over time, usually about 1 cm (less than one half inch) per day, usually on the feet and legs (severe infections may cause several tracks)
Creeping eruption usually appears 1–5 days after skin penetration, but the incubation period may be ≥1 month. Typically, a serpiginous, erythematous track appears in the skin and is associated with intense itching and mild swelling.
Hookworms are parasites that live in the intestines of infected people. Hookworm eggs (larvae) spread in the feces (poop) of people with hookworm disease. Many people have no symptoms, but signs of a hookworm infection include skin rash, fever, stomach pain and diarrhea.
Ringworm of the scalp is caused by a common fungus. The fungus attacks the outer layer of skin on the scalp and the hair. This causes those hairs to break.
Anthelminthic medications (drugs that rid the body of parasitic worms), such as albendazole and mebendazole, are the drugs of choice for treatment of hookworm infections. Infections are generally treated for 1-3 days. The recommended medications are effective and appear to have few side effects.
Zoonotic forms of Strongyloides infection can also produce creeping skin eruptions identical to those of S stercoralis infection.
Intestinal hookworm disease in humans is caused by Ancylostoma duodenale, A. ceylanicum, and Necator americanus.
Etiology. The most common cause is the larva of the dog and cat hookworm, Ancylostoma braziliense. Eggs, passed in the stool of the animal, mature into infective larvae in the soil. These larvae penetrate the skin of humans and produce serpiginous lesions by burrowing aimlessly through the skin.
Human hookworm disease is a common helminth infection worldwide that is predominantly caused by the nematode parasites Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale; organisms that play a lesser role include Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Ancylostoma braziliense, and Ancylostoma caninum.
Hookworms are short, thick worms that are white to reddish brown in color and have a hooked end. These parasites live in the digestive system and attach to the lining of the intestinal wall. Hookworms shed eggs inside of the digestive system and they pass into the environment through your pet's feces.
Creeping eruption may be treated with antiparasitic medicines (such as albendazole, ivermectin, and thiabendazole). They may be taken by mouth (orally). Or they may be applied as a topical cream used directly on the rash.
Zoonoses can be classified according to the etiologic agent – viral, bacterial, parasitic, mycotic, or unconventional (prions).