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Massive infestation of cutanea larva migrans
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Tropical DiseaseParasitic DiseaseVector ManagementEngineeringZoonotic DiseaseEntomologyLymphatic FilariasisPathologyPlant PathologyPest ManagementSoil-transmitted HelminthiasisCat FecesDermatologyForest EntomologyMedicineCutaneous Larva MigransParasitologyMassive Infestation
Cutaneous larva migrans is a tropical disease that typically is acquired on exposed surfaces in patients who have been sitting or lying on moist ground or other surfaces which have been contaminated by dog or cat feces. A patient is reported who presented with typical, severely pruritic, migratory plaques after sleeping on a wet, bus station floor.