Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks
Cutaneous larva migrans is a common parasitic skin disease that can be easily prevented by wearing 'protective' footwear. However, this has been under-emphasized in terms of what constitutes the protective footwear. Even though the disease resolves spontaneously, the significant duration o...
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| author | Awang Hamat, Rukman Abdul Rahman, Anita Osman, Malina Unyah, Ngah Zasmy Abdullah, Wan Omar Mohd Isa, Noor Hayati |
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| description | Cutaneous larva migrans is a common parasitic skin disease that can be easily prevented by wearing 'protective' footwear. However, this has been under-emphasized in terms of what constitutes the protective footwear. Even though the disease resolves spontaneously, the significant duration of the disease along with severity of pruritus make treatment unavoidable. Here, we present a very long-standing creeping eruption, which puzzled many attending clinicians handling the case, and the possibility of long socks as a causal effect on the development of cutaneous larva migrans infection. |
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| spelling | upm-138452016-02-03T03:57:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13845/ Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks Awang Hamat, Rukman Abdul Rahman, Anita Osman, Malina Unyah, Ngah Zasmy Abdullah, Wan Omar Mohd Isa, Noor Hayati Cutaneous larva migrans is a common parasitic skin disease that can be easily prevented by wearing 'protective' footwear. However, this has been under-emphasized in terms of what constitutes the protective footwear. Even though the disease resolves spontaneously, the significant duration of the disease along with severity of pruritus make treatment unavoidable. Here, we present a very long-standing creeping eruption, which puzzled many attending clinicians handling the case, and the possibility of long socks as a causal effect on the development of cutaneous larva migrans infection. Oxford University Press 2010-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13845/1/Cutaneous%20larva%20migrans.pdf Awang Hamat, Rukman and Abdul Rahman, Anita and Osman, Malina and Unyah, Ngah Zasmy and Abdullah, Wan Omar and Mohd Isa, Noor Hayati (2010) Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104 (2). pp. 170-172. ISSN 0035-9203; ESSN: 1878-3503 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.07.019 |
| spellingShingle | Awang Hamat, Rukman Abdul Rahman, Anita Osman, Malina Unyah, Ngah Zasmy Abdullah, Wan Omar Mohd Isa, Noor Hayati Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks |
| title | Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks |
| title_full | Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks |
| title_short | Cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks |
| title_sort | cutaneous larva migrans : a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks |
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