Larva Migrans (Cutaneous Larva Migrans)

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115 relevant articles (15 outcomes, 7 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: Infections caused by nematode larvae which never develop into the adult stage and migrate through various body tissues. They commonly infect the skin, eyes, and viscera in man. Ancylostoma brasiliensis causes cutaneous larva migrans. Toxocara causes visceral larva migrans.

Also Known As:

Cutaneous Larva Migrans; Ocular Larva Migrans; Creeping Eruptions; Eruption, Creeping; Eruptions, Creeping; Creeping Eruption; Larva Migrans, Cutaneous; Larva Migrans, Ocular

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Disease Context: Research Results

Parasitic Diseases: 530

Helminthiasis: 264

Nematode Infections: 374

Larva Migrans: 115

Visceral Larva Migrans: 62

Parasitic Skin Diseases: 7

Larva Migrans: 115

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Skin Diseases: 5944

Infectious Skin Diseases: 10

Parasitic Skin Diseases: 7

Larva Migrans: 115

Related Diseases

1.	Infection
2.	Strongyloidiasis
3.	Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
4.	Scabies (Sarcoptic Mange)
5.	Toxocariasis

Experts

1.	Thomas, E: 1 article (10/2005)
2.	Shinkar, R M: 1 article (10/2005)
3.	Stocks, R: 1 article (10/2005)
4.	Caumes, Eric: 1 article (06/2004)
5.	McKinster, C Durán: 1 article (06/2002)
6.	Tamayo-Sánchez, L: 1 article (06/2002)
7.	del Mar Sáez-De-Ocariz, M: 1 article (06/2002)
8.	Orozco-Covarrubias, L: 1 article (06/2002)
9.	Ruiz-Maldonado, R: 1 article (06/2002)
10.	Gourgiotou, K: 1 article (11/2001)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Larva Migrans:

1.	Albendazole (Albenza)FDA Link 07/01/1999 - "On the basis of this study, albendazole is effective in cutaneous larva migrans characterized by extensive and/or multiple lesions" 09/01/1997 - "CONCLUSIONS: Albendazole is effective in the treatment of cutaneous larva migrans characterized by multiple and/or diffuse lesions" 10/01/2008 - "A case of Toxocara canis larva migrans cured by additional treatment with albendazole]" 06/01/2004 - "Efficacy of albendazole ointment on cutaneous larva migrans in 2 young children." 04/01/2003 - "Albendazole is used against numerous animal and human parasites and it is the authors' first choice as drug treatment of cutaneous larva migrans." Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Ivermectin (Mectizan)FDA Link 08/01/2000 - "The purpose of this prospective study was to update epidemiological data on cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) and to assess the therapeutic efficacy of ivermectin" 07/01/1992 - "Efficacy of ivermectin in the therapy of cutaneous larva migrans." 08/01/2000 - "Cutaneous larva migrans in travelers: a prospective study, with assessment of therapy with ivermectin." 08/01/1994 - "Ivermectin also has excellent efficacy in both human strongyloidiasis and cutaneous larva migrans for which good alternative treatments have not been available; and it is as effective as currently available drugs against the intestinal nematodes Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Enterobius vermicularis; against the human hookworms it shows only partial efficacy" 01/01/1997 - "More recent studies showed that ivermectin was also efficient in the therapy of scabies, cutaneous larva migrans and larva currens." Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Thiabendazole (Mintezol)FDA Link 10/01/1999 - "We found topical thiabendazole to be fast and effective in treating this case of cutaneous larva migrans of six months' duration." 07/01/1971 - "Larva migrans: therapeutic trials with thiabendazole]" 11/01/2001 - "Treatment of widespread cutaneous larva migrans with thiabendazole." 09/01/2000 - "Efficacy and tolerability of thiabendazole in a lipophil vehicle for cutaneous Larva migrans." 12/15/1980 - "Because systemic thiabendazole therapy is frequently associated with toxic side effects, topical application seems to be the treatment of choice for creeping eruption caused by nematodes." Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Vinyl Chloride (Chloroethylene)IBA 05/01/1951 - "Case of larva migrans rapidly cured with chloroethylene.]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Promethazine (Promet)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/1959 - "A new treatment for cutaneous larva migrans; employing oral promethazine." Order ALL the reference details at left...
6.	benzimidazoleIBA 01/01/1990 - "We describe the increasing use of a new benzimidazole derivative, albendazole, which is very effective in the treatment of cutaneous larva migrans" Order ALL the reference details at left...
7.	AntibodiesIBA 12/01/1983 - "canis larvae and in ES, which cross-react with human ABO blood group antibodies must be borne in mind when larvae or their products are used for the serodiagnosis of human toxocaral larva migrans." 04/15/1981 - "Antibodies against larva migrans universalis were identified with the Ouchterlony technique as well as with the microprecipitation test for living toxocara larva twice within a period of 3 years" 03/01/1980 - "Titers of antibodies for visceral for larva migrans in hospitalized patients]" 09/01/2004 - "Ocular toxocariasis named also ocular larva migrans is caused by larvae of the roundworm Toxocara spp. The purpose of this study was to find out the seroprevalence of Toxocara antibodies in patients suspected of ocular toxocariasis" 11/01/2005 - "To confirm the clinical symptoms of visceral larva migrans (VML) and ocular larva migrans (OLM) caused by Toxocara, we administered a questionnaire survey, serological liver function tests, and an ophthalmoscopic examination in 34 subjects having high anti-Toxocara antibodies" Order ALL the reference details at left...
8.	Liposomes (Liposome)IBA 04/20/2005 - "As part of our exploratory drug research on the larva migrans that causes roundworm in dogs and cats, this study was carried out to clarify the effect of free and liposome-entrapped (LE) albendazole in Toxocara canis infected mice" Order ALL the reference details at left...
9.	AntigensIBA 05/01/2003 - "canis antigen, suggesting a previous contact with the Larva migrans of the nematode." 02/01/1999 - "These contained larvae compatible with those of Baylisascaris sp. This finding together with evidence that parents of children with neural larval migrans have been seropositive for ascarid antigen suggests that mammalian fetuses in general should be added to the list of those at risk for neural larva migrans due to ascarid parasites." 01/01/1977 - "Toxocaral larva migrans: the use of larval secretory antigens in haemagglutination and soluble antigen fluorescent antibody tests." 03/01/1976 - "Evaluation of the effectiveness of the indirect hemagglutination test with Ascaris and Toxocara antigens in diagnosis of larva migrans symptom complex in man]" 06/15/1983 - "With the introduction of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using excretory-secretory antigens of maintained L2 of Toxocara in vitro, a sensitive and reliable diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of human toxocariasis (larva migrans syndrome), became available" Order ALL the reference details at left...
10.	Silicon Dioxide (Sand)IBA 03/01/2004 - "Cutaneous larva migrans in children from Taciba, São Paulo, Brazil, was related to contact with sand in public squares, where Ancylostoma spp larvae were detected" 12/01/2000 - "Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Araçatuba, Brazil]" 05/01/1987 - "This implies a risk of larva migrans visceralis infection for children playing in these sand-pits" 10/01/2005 - "Cutaneous larva migrans, creeping eruption, sand worm." 03/13/2004 - "Whereas pediculosis and scabies are ubiquitous, cutaneous larva migrans and tungiasis (sand-flea disease) occur mainly in hot climates" Order ALL the reference details at left...

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Cryotherapy (Therapy, Cold) 03/01/2002 - "Various therapeutic modalities, including cryotherapy, topical and systemic chemotherapy, can be used in the treatment of cutaneous larva migrans" 09/01/1997 - "BACKGROUND: Various therapeutic modalities have been used to treat cutaneous larva migrans, including physical treatments (cryotherapy), topical drugs (tiabendazole), and systemic drugs (tiabendazole, albendazole, and ivermectin)" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) 03/01/2002 - "Various therapeutic modalities, including cryotherapy, topical and systemic chemotherapy, can be used in the treatment of cutaneous larva migrans" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Cryosurgery 03/01/2002 - "It was demonstrated, that cryosurgery is a fast and effective method in the therapy of cutaneous larva migrans infestation." Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Ambulatory Care (Outpatient Care) 10/01/2003 - "Cutaneous larva migrans is occasionally seen in pediatric emergency outpatient care settings" Order ALL the reference details at left...

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