Larva Migrans
Synonyms
Creeping Eruption
Creeping Eruptions
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Dew Itch
Dew Itchs
Eruption, Creeping
Eruptions, Creeping
Ground Itch
Ground Itchs
Itch, Dew
Itch, Ground
Itchs, Dew
Itchs, Ground
Larva Migrans, Cutaneous
Larva Migrans, Ocular
Ocular Larva Migrans
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.