Cutaneous larva migrans in a beach volleyball player

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Ernest Kuchar¹  Rafal Mierzynski²  Jaroslaw Krzywanski³ 

[1] Wigury, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;

[2] Department of Pediatrics with Clinical Assessment Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, 63A Zwirki &

[3] National Centre for Sports Medicine, 63A Zwirki &

关键词: Nematodes;    Exposure;    Rash;    Tropical disease;    Dermatology;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Athletes playing beach volleyball come into contact with sand and may contract skin parasites. We present a case of cutaneous larva migrans in a 20-year-old Polish female beach volleyball player. The athlete participated in The World Tour in Asia (China, Malaysia, Cambodia) a month before. In the beginning, her skin lesions were misdiagnosed as allergic reactions and treated with antihistamines. The disease in the form of a pruritic, migratory serpiginous skin eruption on legs was diagnosed during routine medical examination at the National Centre for Sports Medicine in Warsaw. She was treated successfully with albendazole and cetirizine. The skin lesions resolved entirely within two weeks.

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