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Creeping Eruption

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aka cutaneous larva migrans
dog and cat hookworm (ancylostoma braziliense)
humans are not a natural host (therefore the infestation is self-limited, even with no treatment)

 

 

Treatment:

Albendazole 400mg/day X 3 days
Ivermectin 12mg X 1dose  (200 ug/ kg x 1 dose)
local liquid nitrogen (lightly)