Cutaneous larva migrans with folliculitis: a new clinical presentation of this infestation |
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| Authors: | S Veraldi S Bottini C Carrera R Gianotti |
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| Affiliation: | Institute of Dermatological Sciences, IRCCS., University of Milan. stefani.veraldi@libero.it |
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| Abstract: | Two patients (a 35-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man, just returned from trips to Jamaica and Barbados, respectively) presented with cutaneous larva migrans with folliculitis, a rare and atypical clinical presentation of this infestation. Histopathological examination revealed a follicular and perifollicular infiltrate prevalently consisting of lymphocytes and neutrophils, with numerous eosinophils. Both patients were successfully treated with oral albendazole. |
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| Keywords: | albendazole cutaneous larva migrans folliculitis |
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