Cutaneous larva migrans with folliculitis: a new clinical presentation of this infestation

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2005 Sep;19(5):628-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01235.x.

Abstract

Two patients (a 35-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man, just returned from trips to Jamaica and Barbados, respectively) presented with cutaneous larva migrans with folliculitis, a rare and atypical clinical presentation of this infestation. Histopathological examination revealed a follicular and perifollicular infiltrate prevalently consisting of lymphocytes and neutrophils, with numerous eosinophils. Both patients were successfully treated with oral albendazole.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Barbados
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Folliculitis / complications
  • Folliculitis / diagnosis*
  • Folliculitis / drug therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Jamaica
  • Larva Migrans / complications
  • Larva Migrans / diagnosis*
  • Larva Migrans / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Travel*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Albendazole