Extensive cutaneous larva migrans with folliculitis mimicking multimetameric herpes zoster presentation in an adult traveler returning from Thailand

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 244-247

  Malvy, Denis ^a   Ezzedine, Khaled ^b   Pistone, Thierry ^a   Receveur, Marie Catherine ^a   Longy Boursier, Maïté ^a  

^a University Hospital Center   (France)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; IVERMECTIN; PRISTINAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLICULITIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; PAPULE; PRURITUS; THAILAND; TOPOGRAPHY; TRAVEL; TROPICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLICULITIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; PAIN; PRISTINAMYCIN; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 33745939912     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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