Gnathostomiasis is a food-borne parasitic disease resulting from the ingestion of the advanced third-stage larvae (AdvL3) of Gnathostoma species. These larvae characteristically migrate through human ...

Also known as “creeping eruption,” cutaneous larva migrans generally results from penetration of the skin by the larvae of human and animal hookworms, commonly Ancylostoma caninum (dog) and ...

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The "Clinical Snapshot" series provides a concise examination of a clinical presentation including history, treatment, patient education, and nursing measures. Using the format here, you are invited ...

A 42-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of intensely pruritic eruption on the dorsum of his right foot. He had gone for a barefoot stroll on the beach a few days before the onset of the rash ...