Cutaneous larva migrans: an unusual souvenir from a Scottish holiday

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Mar;47(3):593-594. doi: 10.1111/ced.14996. Epub 2021 Nov 23.

Abstract

Cutaneous larva migrans acquired in western Scotland. A reminder that with a warming climate, conditions conventionally restricted to the tropics may be contracted in the British Isles in the absence of foreign travel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Foot Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Foot Dermatoses / drug therapy
  • Foot Dermatoses / pathology
  • Humans
  • Larva Migrans / diagnosis*
  • Larva Migrans / drug therapy
  • Larva Migrans / pathology
  • Scotland
  • Travel-Related Illness*

Substances

  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Albendazole