Klin Padiatr 2018; 230(02): 102-103
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-119291
Short Communication
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Pruritic, Bizarre Tracks- A Vacation Souvenir

Pruriginöse, bizarre Spuren- ein Urlaubssouvenir
Magdalena Pluta
1   Department of Children’s Infectious Diseases, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Warszawa, Poland
2   Warsaw's Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Poland
,
Małgorzata Aniszewska
1   Department of Children’s Infectious Diseases, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Warszawa, Poland
2   Warsaw's Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Poland
,
Barbara Kowalik-Mikołajewska
1   Department of Children’s Infectious Diseases, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Warszawa, Poland
2   Warsaw's Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Poland
,
Maria Pokorska-Śpiewak
1   Department of Children’s Infectious Diseases, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Warszawa, Poland
2   Warsaw's Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Poland
,
Magdalena Marczyńska
1   Department of Children’s Infectious Diseases, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Warszawa, Poland
2   Warsaw's Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Poland
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Publication History

Publication Date:
10 October 2017 (online)

Introduction

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is an endemic parasitic disease in tropical and subtropical regions. However, cases acquired in other temperate climates, i. e. during holidays in the Mediterranean Basin, have been reported recently. Moreover, the number of autochthonous cases of CLM in non-endemic Europe is progressively increasing (Gutiérrez García-Rodrigo C et al., J Eur Acad Dermatology Venereol 2017; 31(1): e33–e35). Here we report the clinical findings of imported CLM in a teenager returning from a youth camp. The case highlights the methods of prevention and control of this emerging infection in returning travelers.