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Larva Migrans

Known as: eruption creeping, Larva Migrans [Disease/Finding], Ground Itch 
Infections caused by nematode larvae which never develop into the adult stage and migrate through various body tissues. They commonly infect the skin… 
National Institutes of Health

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Ancylostoma brasilienseAscarisIn BloodMicrobiological

Broader (3)

AncylostomiasisHookworm InfectionsInfestation

Narrower (2)

Larva Migrans, CutaneousOcular Larva Migrans

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Eosinophil extracellular DNA traps in skin diseases.
Review
2010
Review
2010
Epidemiologic and zoonotic aspects of ascarid infections in dogs and cats.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Toxocariasis: America's Most Common Neglected Infection of Poverty and a Helminthiasis of Global Importance?
New information indicates that toxocariasis is the most common human parasitic worm infection in the United States, affecting… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Treatment of cutaneous larva migrans.
Cutaneous larva migrans caused by the larvae of animal hookworms is the most frequent skin disease among travelers returning from… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Toxocara larva migrans now.
It has been nearly 4 decades since Paul Beaver and others first identified Toxocara larvae as the cause of a common disease in… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Evaluation of serodiagnostic tests for visceral larva migrans.
Four serologic techniques for the diagnosis of visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara canis, namely indirect hemagglutination… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Larva-specific antibodies in patients with visceral larva migrans.
Seven of 10 patients with visceral larva migrans (VLM) had serum precipitating antibodies specific for larval antigens of… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
In vitro maintenance of Toxocara canis larvae and a simple method for the production of Toxocara ES antigen for use in serodiagnostic tests for visceral larva migrans.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Visceral larva migrans syndrome: clinical characteristics and immunologic studies in 51 patients.
Fifty-one preschool children with hypereosinophilia and signs of visceral involvement were studied. The most common symptoms were… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Visceral larva migrans; report of the syndrome in three siblings.
VISCERAL larva migrans, a syndrome with a wide variety of manifestations, is frequently not recognized. It has implications of… 
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