Cutaneous larvae migrans; Ancylostoma braziliense

Anti-parasitic drugs such as thiabendazole, albendazole, or ivermectin may be used to treat the infection.

Creeping eruption may go away by itself over a period of weeks to months. Treatment helps the infection go away more quickly and is highly successful.

• Secondary bacterial skin infections caused by scratching
• Spread of the infection through the bloodstream to the lungs or small intestine (rare)

Make an appointment with your health care provider if you or your child have skin sores that are snakelike, itchy, or moving from one area to another.

Images

Hookworm - mouth of the organism

Strongyloidiasis, creeping eruption on the back

Cutaneous larva migrans

Hookworm - close-up of the organism

Hookworm - Ancylostoma caninum

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Review Date: 12/07/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)