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Cutaneous larva migrans (hookworm) acquired in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Laurens Manning, Stephen T. Chambers, Graeme P. Paltridge, P Maurice

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A case of cutaneous larva migrans is presented. The patient acquired the parasite in a suburban Christchurch property. A biopsy confirmed the clinical diagnosis. Cutaneous larva migrans is common in returned travellers from the tropics. It is rare in New Zealand, however. Presumably there were very specific, favourable local factors to allow maturation and transmission of the larva in this case.

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Key concepts: Cutaneous larva migrans, Larva migrans, Medicine, Larva, Visceral larva migrans, Hookworm infection, Dermatology, Helminthiasis