A case of larva migrans representing a pitfall in oral diagnosis.

Autor:	Koth VS; Stomatology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul., Salum FG; Stomatology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul., de Carvalho ALH; Oral Pathology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul., Maito FLD; Oral Pathology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul., Payeras M; Oral Pathology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul., Cherubini K; Stomatology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of oral science [J Oral Sci] 2024; Vol. 66 (3), pp. 202-205.
DOI:	10.2334/josnusd.24-0113
Abstrakt:	The present work reports a case of a female patient complaining of itching and painful lesions affecting the oral mucosa for 7 months. Buccal and lip mucosa showed swelling and erythema, with serpiginous tracks. The patient was diagnosed with oral larva migrans, and the lesions resolved after ivermectin administration. At 18-month follow-up, no sign of recurrence was observed. Larva migrans can represent a pitfall in oral diagnosis and a stressful condition for the patient. Oral health care providers should be aware of this and keep this disease in mind as a possible differential diagnosis in oral mucosa lesions.
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