"Larva Migrans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Infections caused by nematode larvae which never develop into the adult stage and migrate through various body tissues. They commonly infect the skin, eyes, and viscera in man. Ancylostoma brasiliensis causes cutaneous larva migrans. Toxocara causes visceral larva migrans.
| Descriptor ID |
D007815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.523 C03.858.424 C17.800.838.775.424
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| Concept/Terms |
Larva Migrans- Larva Migrans
- Dew Itch
- Dew Itchs
- Itch, Dew
- Itchs, Dew
- Ground Itch
- Ground Itchs
- Itch, Ground
- Itchs, Ground
- Creeping Eruption
- Creeping Eruptions
- Eruption, Creeping
- Eruptions, Creeping
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Case Report: Ocular Toxocariasis: A Report of Three Cases from the Mississippi Delta. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 05; 100(5):1223-1226.