1. A case of larva migrans representing a pitfall in oral diagnosis.
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Koth, Valesca S., Salum, Fernanda G., de Carvalho, Ana L. H., Maito, Fábio L. D., Payeras, Marcia, and Cherubini, Karen
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MEDICAL personnel ,ORAL mucosa ,NEMATODE infections ,DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis ,LARVAE - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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