A case of larva migrans representing a pitfall in oral diagnosis

Valesca S. Koth; Fernanda G. Salum; Ana L. H. de Carvalho; Fábio L. D. Maito; Marcia Payeras; Karen Cherubini

doi:10.2334/josnusd.24-0113

Case Report

A case of larva migrans representing a pitfall in oral diagnosis

Valesca S. Koth, Fernanda G. Salum, Ana L. H. de Carvalho, Fábio L. D. Maito, Marcia Payeras, Karen Cherubini

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Valesca S. Koth
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-7347
Stomatology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
Fernanda G. Salum
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7842-619X
Stomatology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
Ana L. H. de Carvalho
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-5221
Oral Pathology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
Fábio L. D. Maito
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8716-9578
Oral Pathology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
Marcia Payeras
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9538-6131
Oral Pathology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
Karen Cherubini Corresponding author
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0913-477X
Stomatology Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]

Keywords: creeping eruption, hookworm infection, oral cavity, nematode infection, pruritus

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2024 Volume 66 Issue 3 Pages 202-205

DOI https://doi.org/10.2334/josnusd.24-0113

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Abstract

The present work reports a case of a female patient complaining of itching and painful lesions affecting the oral mucosa for 7 months. Buccal and lip mucosa showed swelling and erythema, with serpiginous tracks. The patient was diagnosed with oral larva migrans, and the lesions resolved after ivermectin administration. At 18-month follow-up, no sign of recurrence was observed. Larva migrans can represent a pitfall in oral diagnosis and a stressful condition for the patient. Oral health care providers should be aware of this and keep this disease in mind as a possible differential diagnosis in oral mucosa lesions.

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