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Case Report • An. bras. dermatol. 89 (2) • Mar-Apr 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142987   copy

Cutaneous larva migrans on the scalp: atypical presentation of a common disease* * Work performed in a Private Clinic - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

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Cutaneous larva migrans is a pruritic dermatitis due to the inoculation of helminths larvae in the skin, and it often occurs in children in tropical and subtropical areas. The authors describe an atypical case of cutaneous larva migrans in a 11 year-old child with scalp involvement, an unusual topography for this lesion.

Larva migrans; Scalp; Scalp dermatoses

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