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'''Larva currens''' (Latin for racing larva) |
'''Larva currens''' (Latin for racing larva), is an itchy [[skin condition]] caused by infections with ''[[Strongyloides stercoralis]].<ref name=Andrew2020>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=William D. |last2=Elston |first2=Dirk |last3=Treat |first3=James R. |last4=Rosenbach |first4=Misha A. |last5=Neuhaus |first5=Isaac |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology |date=2020 |publisher=Elsevier |location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-0-323-54753-6 |page=433 |edition=13th |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UEaEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA433|language=en |chapter=20. Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites}}</ref><ref name=Weatherhead2021>{{cite book |last1=Ren |first1=Melody |last2=Boggild |first2=Andrea K. |editor1-last=Weatherhead |editor1-first=Jill E. |title=Neglected Tropical Diseases - North America |date=2021 |publisher=Springer |location=Switzerland |isbn=978-3-030-63384-4 |page=36 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AMArEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA36 |language=en |chapter=Strongyloidiasis}}</ref> |
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It is caused by the intradermal migration of strongyloides and distinguished from [[cutaneous larva migrans]] (caused by [[hookworm]]) by its rapid migration, perianal involvement and wide band of urticaria.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Arthur|first=Robert P.|title=Larva Currens|journal=AMA Archives of Dermatology|date=1 August 1958|volume=78|issue=2|pages=186–90|doi=10.1001/archderm.1958.01560080044007|pmid=13558704}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 17:22, 14 August 2023
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| Other names | Nutria itch[1] |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Larva currens (Latin for racing larva), is an itchy skin condition caused by infections with Strongyloides stercoralis.[2][3]
It is caused by the intradermal migration of strongyloides and distinguished from cutaneous larva migrans (caused by hookworm) by its rapid migration, perianal involvement and wide band of urticaria.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "CDC - DPDx - Strongyloidiasis". www.cdc.gov. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "20. Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.
- ^ Ren, Melody; Boggild, Andrea K. (2021). "Strongyloidiasis". In Weatherhead, Jill E. (ed.). Neglected Tropical Diseases - North America. Switzerland: Springer. p. 36. ISBN 978-3-030-63384-4.
- ^ Arthur, Robert P. (1 August 1958). "Larva Currens". AMA Archives of Dermatology. 78 (2): 186–90. doi:10.1001/archderm.1958.01560080044007. PMID 13558704.