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Creeping Eruption

MedGen UID:
9680
•Concept ID:
C0023048
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Creeping Eruptions; Dew Itch; Dew Itchs; Eruption, Creeping; Eruptions, Creeping; Ground Itch; Ground Itchs; Itch, Dew; Itch, Ground; Itchs, Dew; Itchs, Ground; Larva Migrans

Definition

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. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCreeping Eruption

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cutaneous larva migrans: clinical features and management of 44 cases presenting in the returning traveller.
Blackwell V, Vega-Lopez F
Br J Dermatol 2001 Sep;145(3):434-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04406.x. PMID: 11531833
Treatment of creeping eruption with topical thiabendazole.
Davis CM, Israel RM
Arch Dermatol 1968 Mar;97(3):325-6. PMID: 5641336
THE NATURAL COURSE OF CREEPING ERUPTION AND TREATMENT WITH THIABENDAZOLE.
KATZ R, ZIEGLER J, BLANK H
Arch Dermatol 1965 May;91:420-4. doi: 10.1001/archderm.1965.01600110006002. PMID: 14275876

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A study in a community in Brazil in which cutaneous larva migrans is endemic.
Jackson A, Heukelbach J, Calheiros CM, Soares Vde L, Harms G, Feldmeier H
Clin Infect Dis 2006 Jul 15;43(2):e13-8. Epub 2006 Jun 8 doi: 10.1086/505221. PMID: 16779735
Gnathostomiasis: clinicopathologic study.
Magaña M, Messina M, Bustamante F, Cazarín J
Am J Dermatopathol 2004 Apr;26(2):91-5. doi: 10.1097/00000372-200404000-00001. PMID: 15024188
Emerging imported parasitoses in Italy.
Romano C, Albanese G, Gianni C
Eur J Dermatol 2004 Jan-Feb;14(1):58-60. PMID: 14965799
Cutaneous larva migrans: the creeping eruption.
Brenner MA, Patel MB
Cutis 2003 Aug;72(2):111-5. PMID: 12953933
Cutaneous larva migrans: clinical features and management of 44 cases presenting in the returning traveller.
Blackwell V, Vega-Lopez F
Br J Dermatol 2001 Sep;145(3):434-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04406.x. PMID: 11531833

Diagnosis

Cutaneous Larva Migrans Over Penis.
Sil A, Panigrahi A, Bhanja DB, Chakraborty S
Urology 2020 Jun;140:e6-e7. Epub 2020 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.03.004. PMID: 32194091
A creeping eruption of the buttocks.
Haber R, Bachour J
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2018 Jul-Aug;84(4):440. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_561_17. PMID: 29536974
Aetiologies of creeping eruption: 78 cases.
Vanhaecke C, Perignon A, Monsel G, Regnier S, Paris L, Caumes E
Br J Dermatol 2014 May;170(5):1166-9. doi: 10.1111/bjd.12637. PMID: 24116380
Creeping eruption.
Yap FB
Int J Infect Dis 2010 Jun;14(6):e545. Epub 2009 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.07.006. PMID: 19889564
Gnathostomiasis: clinicopathologic study.
Magaña M, Messina M, Bustamante F, Cazarín J
Am J Dermatopathol 2004 Apr;26(2):91-5. doi: 10.1097/00000372-200404000-00001. PMID: 15024188

Therapy

Larva Currens: Report of Seven Cases and Literature Review.
Tian Y, Monsel G, Paris L, Danis M, Caumes E
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2023 Feb 1;108(2):340-345. Epub 2022 Dec 19 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0135. PMID: 36535252Free PMC Article
Autochthonous Cutaneous Larva Migrans in France and Europe.
Del Giudice P, Hakimi S, Vandenbos F, Magana C, Hubiche T
Acta Derm Venereol 2019 Jul 1;99(9):805-808. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3217. PMID: 31073620
A creeping eruption of the buttocks.
Haber R, Bachour J
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2018 Jul-Aug;84(4):440. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_561_17. PMID: 29536974
Creeping eruption.
Yap FB
Int J Infect Dis 2010 Jun;14(6):e545. Epub 2009 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.07.006. PMID: 19889564
Gnathostomiasis: clinicopathologic study.
Magaña M, Messina M, Bustamante F, Cazarín J
Am J Dermatopathol 2004 Apr;26(2):91-5. doi: 10.1097/00000372-200404000-00001. PMID: 15024188

Prognosis

Emerging imported parasitoses in Italy.
Romano C, Albanese G, Gianni C
Eur J Dermatol 2004 Jan-Feb;14(1):58-60. PMID: 14965799
Imported cutaneous gnathostomiasis: report of five cases.
Ménard A, Dos Santos G, Dekumyoy P, Ranque S, Delmont J, Danis M, Bricaire F, Caumes E
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2003 Mar-Apr;97(2):200-2. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90119-2. PMID: 14584378
Cutaneous larva migrans with folliculitis: report of seven cases and review of the literature.
Caumes E, Ly F, Bricaire F
Br J Dermatol 2002 Feb;146(2):314-6. doi: 10.1046/j.0007-0963.2001.04531.x. PMID: 11903247
Cutaneous larva migrans: clinical features and management of 44 cases presenting in the returning traveller.
Blackwell V, Vega-Lopez F
Br J Dermatol 2001 Sep;145(3):434-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04406.x. PMID: 11531833
THE NATURAL COURSE OF CREEPING ERUPTION AND TREATMENT WITH THIABENDAZOLE.
KATZ R, ZIEGLER J, BLANK H
Arch Dermatol 1965 May;91:420-4. doi: 10.1001/archderm.1965.01600110006002. PMID: 14275876

Clinical prediction guides

A case of larva migrans representing a pitfall in oral diagnosis.
Koth VS, Salum FG, de Carvalho ALH, Maito FLD, Payeras M, Cherubini K
J Oral Sci 2024;66(3):202-205. doi: 10.2334/josnusd.24-0113. PMID: 39010170
In Vivo Observation of Cutaneous Larva Migrans by Fluorescence-Advanced Videodermatoscopy.
Ramondetta A, Ribero S, Quaglino P, Broganelli P
Emerg Infect Dis 2021 Jan;27(1):281-283. doi: 10.3201/eid2701.203137. PMID: 33350908Free PMC Article
Ingrowing Hair: A Case Report.
Luo DQ, Liang YH, Li XQ, Zhao YK, Wang F, Sarkar R
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 May;95(19):e3660. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003660. PMID: 27175694Free PMC Article
An unusual recurrence of pruritic creeping eruption after treatment of cutaneous larva migrans in an adult Ghanaian male: a case report with a brief review of literature.
Quashie NB, Tsegah E
Pan Afr Med J 2015;21:285. Epub 2015 Aug 13 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.285.5612. PMID: 26587135Free PMC Article
Recent developments in dermatological syndromes in returning travelers.
Monsel G, Caumes E
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2008 Oct;21(5):495-9. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32830ce770. PMID: 18725799

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