Abstract

FRIAS FONT, María de los Ángeles; CRUZ SEGUNDO, Regla  and  ARREDONDO CRUZ, Claudia. Cutaneous larva migrans taking into consideration a case . Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.3, pp.383-387. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: cutaneous larva migrans is a very common disease in tropical regions that's why Cuba is included in the coontries in which this illness is present. Objective: talk about a cutaneous larva migrans case in an 18 days newborn, seen during the stay in Mozambique. Case Presentation: there is the case of a new born of 18 days who is addmited in the contagioos or infective Service of Beira Central Hospital, Mozambike province, with the possible diagnosis of the Meningoencephalitis, and within physical exam, physical lessions are found of the rind of erythematous of a acute lineal way at the level of the pre auricular region, thorax and de right buttock region. After discoonting others nosological entities. Conclussions: we are in the pressence of cutaneous Larva migrans and the local tiabendazol with cloruro of etilo tretment is impossed finding a notorioos satisfactory evolution after this.

Keywords : cutaneous larva migrans; rush serpiginosa; tiabendazol.

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