Larva migrans in the oral mucosa: Report of a case

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		Quintessence International Edited by Eli Eliav ISSN 0033-6572 (print) • ISSN 1936-7163 (online)

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October 2006
Volume 37 , Issue 9

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Larva migrans in the oral mucosa: Report of a case

Ana Carolina Thom� Capuano, DDS, MS / Suzana Catanhede Orsini Machado de Sousa, DDS, PhD / Artur Aburad de Carvalhosa, DDS, PhD / D�cio dos Santos Pinto J�nior, DDS, PhD

Pages: 721�723
PMID: 17017634

Larva migrans is a condition caused by subcutaneous or visceral migration of parasite larvae, usually Ancylostoma braziliense, and is characterized by pruriginous or serpiginous lesions. This article describes a case of larva migrans involving the oral mucosa in a 24-year-old woman. (Quintessence Int 2006;37:721�723)

Key words: oral larva migrans, oral parasite larvae, subcutaneous oral lesion

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