Abstract
A 33-year-old Dutch woman developed itchy skin lesions during a beach holiday in Thailand. She was treated for various diagnoses, without success. Finally she was successfully treated for a clinically suspected hookwormrelated folliculitis. A brief overview of hookworm-related folliculitis is given.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Albendazole / therapeutic use
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Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
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Female
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Folliculitis / diagnosis
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Folliculitis / etiology*
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Holidays
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Hookworm Infections / diagnosis*
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Hookworm Infections / drug therapy
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Hookworm Infections / etiology
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Humans
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Larva Migrans / diagnosis
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Larva Migrans / etiology
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Mebendazole / therapeutic use
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Netherlands
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Thailand
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Travel*
Substances
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Anthelmintics
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Mebendazole
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Albendazole