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Hookworm-Related Cutaneous Larva Migrans in Northern Brazil: Resolution of Clinical Pathology After a Single Dose of Ivermectin

Angela Schuster, Hannah Lesshafft, Felix Reichert, Sinésio Talhari, Silás Guedes de Oliveira, Ralf Ignatius, Hermann Feldmeier

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To assess the effect of ivermectin on the morbidity caused by hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in patients in hyperendemic areas, we treated 92 patients (with 441 tracks in total) from Manaus, Brazil, with single-dose ivermectin (200 µg/kg). Four weeks later, patients had 60 tracks, and the associated morbidity improved significantly.

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To assess the effect of ivermectin on the morbidity caused by hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in patients in hyperendemic areas, we treated 92 patients (with 441 tracks in total) from Manaus, Brazil, with single-dose ivermectin (200 µg/kg). Four weeks later, patients had 60 tracks, and the associated morbidity improved significantly.

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To assess the effect of ivermectin on the morbidity caused by hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in patients in hyperendemic areas, we treated 92 patients (with 441 tracks in total) from Manaus, Brazil, with single-dose ivermectin (200 µg/kg). Four weeks later, patients had 60 tracks, and the associated morbidity improved significantly.

Key concepts: Ivermectin, Cutaneous larva migrans, Medicine, Helminthiasis, Larva migrans, Ancylostoma caninum, Hookworm infection, Larva

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