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Case Report

Vesiculobullous Cutaneous Larva Migrans in the Absence of Domestic Dogs and Cats. Successful Treatment with Oral Ivermectin

by
Manuel Calvopina
1,*,
Karla Lozano-Alvarez
1,
Sandra Enriquez-Morillo
2 and
Ignacio Cordova-Calisto
1
1
One Health Research Group, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de las Américas, P.O. Box 17-17-9788, Quito 170513, Ecuador
2
Instituto de Investigación en Zoonosis (CIZ), Universidad Central del Ecuador, P.O. Box 17-03-100, Quito 170129, Ecuador
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9(5), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9050106
Submission received: 1 March 2024 / Revised: 27 March 2024 / Accepted: 2 April 2024 / Published: 7 May 2024
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Abstract

While conducting research in a protected ecological reserve within Ecuador’s subtropical rainforest, a 49-year-old biologist, residing in an Andean city, contracted hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (Hr-CLM) in the vesiculobullous clinical form. Since there were no domestic dogs or cats in the reserve, it is likely that wild animals carrying Ancylostoma sp. larvae infected the patient. She was effectively treated with two doses of oral ivermectin, administered 31 days after getting the infection. This case was diagnosed in a temperate city; therefore, a comprehensive travel history and clinical assessments are crucial for an accurate diagnosis and timely treatment.
Keywords: cutaneous larva migrans; wild animals; hookworms; Ecuador cutaneous larva migrans; wild animals; hookworms; Ecuador

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Calvopina, M.; Lozano-Alvarez, K.; Enriquez-Morillo, S.; Cordova-Calisto, I. Vesiculobullous Cutaneous Larva Migrans in the Absence of Domestic Dogs and Cats. Successful Treatment with Oral Ivermectin. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9050106

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Calvopina M, Lozano-Alvarez K, Enriquez-Morillo S, Cordova-Calisto I. Vesiculobullous Cutaneous Larva Migrans in the Absence of Domestic Dogs and Cats. Successful Treatment with Oral Ivermectin. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2024; 9(5):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9050106

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Calvopina, Manuel, Karla Lozano-Alvarez, Sandra Enriquez-Morillo, and Ignacio Cordova-Calisto. 2024. "Vesiculobullous Cutaneous Larva Migrans in the Absence of Domestic Dogs and Cats. Successful Treatment with Oral Ivermectin" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 9, no. 5: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9050106

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Calvopina, M., Lozano-Alvarez, K., Enriquez-Morillo, S., & Cordova-Calisto, I. (2024). Vesiculobullous Cutaneous Larva Migrans in the Absence of Domestic Dogs and Cats. Successful Treatment with Oral Ivermectin. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9(5), 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9050106

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