Cutaneous larva migrans
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The skin larvae migration is a superficial skin disease that nematode larvae in dogs or cats cause. It’s one of the most common parasitic infections that travelers returning from the Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Brazil, and beaches of Southeast Asia experience. Itchy redness, particularly on the feet, characterizes the disease.
Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology