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Cutaneous larva migrans is a parasitic skin infection caused by hookworm larvae that usually infest cats, dogs and other animals. Humans can be infected with the larvae by walking barefoot on sandy beaches or contacting moist soft soil that have been contaminated with animal faeces. It is also known as creeping eruption as once infected, the larvae migrate under the skin's surface and cause itchy red lines or tracks.
- Common etiologies and where the parasites are most commonly found include the following:
- Ancylostoma braziliense (hookworm of wild and domestic dogs and cats) is the most common cause. It can be found in the central and southern United States, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
- Ancylostoma caninum (dog hookworm) is found in Australia.
- Uncinaria stenocephala (dog hookworm) is found in Europe.
- Bunostomum phlebotomum (cattle hookworm)
- Rare etiologies include the following:
- Ancylostoma ceylonicum
- Ancylostoma tubaeforme (cat hookworm)
- Necator americanus (human hookworm)
- Strongyloides papillosus (parasite of sheep, goats, and cattle)
- Strongyloides westeri (parasite of horses)
- Ancylostoma duodenale
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