Also known as creeping eruption or sandworm disease
Caused by movement of hookworm (helminth)<unk> e through epidermis
Ancylostoma caninum and Ancylostoma braziliense are most common pathogens
Typically occurs due to contact with dog/cat feces in soil/sand
More common in warm/tropical areas, particularly during rainy season
History is typically of a patient sunbathing, walking on the beach, etc in a tropical environment
Ancylostoma caninum and Ancylostoma braziliense are most common pathogens
Typically occurs due to contact with dog/cat feces in soil/sand
More common in warm/tropical areas, particularly during rainy season
History is typically of a patient sunbathing, walking on the beach, etc in a tropical environment
Cutaneous larva migrans
Papules
Tinea capitis
Insect bites
Herpetic whitlow
Scabies
Cercarial dermatitis
Seabather's eruption