Cutaneous Larva Migrans: Report of Three Cases from the Western Black Sea Region, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorÇalışkan, Emel
dc.contributor.authorUslu, Esma
dc.contributor.authorTuran, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorBaşkan, Elife
dc.contributor.authorKılıç, Nida
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-01T09:11:16Z
dc.date.available2020-05-01T09:11:16Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentDÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Temel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionWOS: 000371499500019en_US
dc.descriptionPubMed: 27058342en_US
dc.description.abstractCutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a parasitosis frequently seen in persons who have travelled to tropical or subtropical regions and in those who have worked in contact with soil. The disease frequently develops due to Ancylostoma braziliensis and Ancylostoma caninum species. After penetrating the skin and entering the body, the hookworm larva proceeds to bore tunnels through the epidermis, creating pruritic, erythematous, serpiginous lesions. Secondary bacterial infections of the lesions can often be seen, especially on the legs and buttocks. In this article we presented three atypical local cases which have not been declared previously in our country. The first case, a 54-year-old male who was admitted to hospital in August with complaints of an obverse body rash and itching lasting for a week. Eruptions were observed over a small area on the right side of the abdomen, consisting of itchy, raised, erythematous, curvilinear string-like lesions. Moreover, no eosinophilia was detected in the patient, whose culture showed a growth of Streptococcus pyogenes. The patient was clinically diagnosed with CLM accompanied by secondary bacterial infection and treated for three days with 1 g of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, mupirocin cream and albendazole 400 mg/d. Under this regime, the lesions were seen to decline. The second case, a 38-year-old male was also admitted in August, complaining of itching and redness on his body. The patient, whose blood count values were normal, exhibited itchy, raised, serpiginous string-like lesions located on the left side of his body. The patient, whose bacterial culture was negative, was clinically diagnosed as CLM and treated for three days with albendazole 400 mg/d and the lesions were seen to improve. The third case, a 23-year old male was admitted in September complaining of itching and redness on his neck. An itchy, crescent-shaped erythematous lesion was detected on his neck; bacteriological cultures and blood count were normal. The common feature for all three cases was the story of working in a hazelnut orchard and mowing weeds using a motorized string trimmer (weed whacker). None of them had a history of travel outside the country. Therefore CLM assumed to be occurred due to the aeration of surface earth layer with the force of motorized string trimmer and entrance of the larvae were from the open parts of the body. In conclusion, it should be keep in mind that hookworm larva-related CLM can be encountered in our country, and reporting of the patients with similar findings are necessary to determine the prevalence of this parasitosis in our country.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5578/mb.10748en_US
dc.identifier.endpage169en_US
dc.identifier.issn0374-9096
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage165en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5578/mb.10748
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/5440
dc.identifier.volume50en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000371499500019en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAnkara Microbiology Socen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMikrobiyoloji Bultenien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEnterococcusen_US
dc.subjectantimicrobial susceptibility testingen_US
dc.subjectmicrodilutionen_US
dc.subjectPhoenix systemen_US
dc.titleCutaneous Larva Migrans: Report of Three Cases from the Western Black Sea Region, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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