Cutaneous larva migrans on the scalp: atypical presentation of a common disease.

Autor:	Meotti CD; Private Clinic - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Plates G; Private Clinic - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Nogueira LL; Universidade Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Silva RA; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Paolini KS; Universidade de Nova Iguaçú, Itaperuna, RJ, Brazil., Nunes EM; Private Clinic - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Bernardes Filho F; Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2014 Mar-Apr; Vol. 89 (2), pp. 332-3.
DOI:	10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142987
Abstrakt:	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.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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