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Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Parasitic Diseases » Skin Diseases, Parasitic » Larva Migrans
Diseases [C] » Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] » Skin Diseases » Skin Diseases, Infectious » Skin Diseases, Parasitic » Larva Migrans
Description
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. MeSH
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Larva Migrans, Visceral
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