Larva migrans on the neck
Keywords: Creeping eruption, Hookworm, Male, Neck, Parasitic skin infection, Raised thread-like erythematous, Rash, Serpiginous linear rash
Cutaneous larva migrans is a parasitic skin infection caused by hookworm larvae that usually infest cats, dogs and other animals. Humans can be infected with the larvae by walking barefoot on sandy beaches or contacting moist soft soil that has been contaminated with animal faeces. It is also known as creeping eruption as once infected, the larvae migrate under the skin's surface and cause itchy red lines or tracks.
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