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==Description==

==Description==

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[[File:Larva Migrans Cutanea.jpg|thumb|Image of a human foot affected by CLM<br><small>Copyright WeisSagung 2009 Wikimedia Commons]]

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''.