| ENCYCLOPEDIA INDEX |
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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
Creeping eruption |
| Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention |
| Alternative Names: |
| Cutaneous larvae migrans; Ancylostoma braziliense |
| Treatment: |
| Topical or oral thiabendazole (an anti-parasitic agent) may be used in the treatment of this infection. Other agents such as albendazole and ivermectin are also effective. |
| Expectations (prognosis): |
| Creeping eruption is normally a self-limited infection that may clear on its own over a period of weeks to months. Treatment speeds the clearing of this infection and is highly successful. |
| Complications: |
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| Calling your health care provider: |
| Make an appointment with your health care provider if you or your child have skin lesions that are snakelike, itchy, and migratory. |
Hookworm - mouth of the organism |
Hookworm - close-up of the organism |
Hookworm - Ancyclostoma caninum |
Cutaneous larva migrans |
Strongyloidiasis, creeping eruption on the back |
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