Larva Migrans
"Larva Migrans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infections caused by nematode larvae which never develop into the adult stage and migrate through various body tissues. They commonly infect the skin, eyes, and viscera in man. Ancylostoma brasiliensis causes cutaneous larva migrans. Toxocara causes visceral larva migrans.
| Descriptor ID |
D007815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.523 C03.858.424 C17.800.838.775.424
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| Concept/Terms |
Larva Migrans- Larva Migrans
- Dew Itch
- Dew Itchs
- Itch, Dew
- Itchs, Dew
- Ground Itch
- Ground Itchs
- Itch, Ground
- Itchs, Ground
- Creeping Eruption
- Creeping Eruptions
- Eruption, Creeping
- Eruptions, Creeping
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Larva Migrans" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Boye B, Wayne M, Sukumaran S, Vijayan V. Blurry Vision and Irregularly Shaped Pupil in a 3-Year-Old Female. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 08; 58(9):1038-1041.