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==Introduction==
==Description==
[[File:Larva Migrans Cutanea.jpg|thumb|Image of a human foot affected by CLM<br><small>Image sourced from WeisSagung 2009 Wikimedia Commons]]</small>
[[File:Larva Migrans Cutanea.jpg|thumb|Image of a human foot affected by CLM<br><small>Copyright WeisSagung 2009 Wikimedia Commons]]</small>
Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) refers to a cutaneous reaction to the migration of zoonotic parasite larvae within the skin. The major causes of CLM in humans in the UK are the larvae of the [[:Category:Ancylostomatoidea|hookworms]], ''[[Ancylostoma caninum]]'' and ''[[Uncinaria stenocephala]]''. Other causative larvae are those of the avian schistosomes, ''Strongyloides westeri'' and ''papillosus'' and ''Pelodera strongyloides''.
Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) refers to a cutaneous reaction to the migration of zoonotic parasite larvae within the skin. The major causes of CLM in humans in the UK are the larvae of the [[:Category:Ancylostomatoidea|hookworms]], ''[[Ancylostoma caninum]]'' and ''[[Uncinaria stenocephala]]''. Other causative larvae are those of the avian schistosomes, ''Strongyloides westeri'' and ''papillosus'' and ''Pelodera strongyloides''.
The disease is usually treated with thiabendazole.
The disease is usually treated with thiabendazole.
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