Molecular characterization of Ancylostoma braziliense larvae in a patient with hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 May;86(5):843-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0734.

Abstract

We report a case of hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans diagnosed microscopically. Viable hookworm larvae were found by microscopic examination of a skin scraping from follicular lesions. Amplification and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer 2 allowed the specific identification of the larvae as Ancylostoma braziliense.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Administration, Topical
  • Adult
  • Albendazole / administration & dosage
  • Ancylostoma / drug effects
  • Ancylostoma / growth & development
  • Ancylostoma / isolation & purification*
  • Ancylostoma / pathogenicity*
  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / administration & dosage
  • DNA, Helminth / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ivermectin / administration & dosage
  • Larva Migrans / diagnosis
  • Larva Migrans / drug therapy
  • Larva Migrans / pathology*
  • Skin / parasitology*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • DNA, Helminth
  • Ivermectin
  • Albendazole