A linear, severely pruritic rash erupted on the lateral and plantar aspects of the left foot of a 72-year-old woman who had recently been camping on a Caribbean beach. Antihistamines and locally applied antifungal agents offered no relief.
A linear, severely pruritic rash erupted on the lateral and plantar aspects of the left foot of a 72-year-old woman who had recently been camping on a Caribbean beach. Antihistamines and locally applied antifungal agents offered no relief.
What is your clinical impression?
(Case and photo courtesy of Navin M. Amin, MD.)
Answer: Cutaneous Larva Migrans
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