In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...

MEDICS were shocked to learn a woman’s iron deficiency was caused by worms feeding off her body. The 75-year-old woman ...

However, a fungal test returned negative. They then diagnosed him with cutaneous larva migrans—a parasitic skin infection ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

A teenager from California visited a dermatology clinic complaining of an unsightly rash, which was later found to be ...

Given the boy’s beachside job and the way the rash looked, doctors diagnosed him with cutaneous larva migrans, a parasitic skin infection caused by hookworm larvae - baby worms that haven’t ...

is a skin condition caused by infected larvae of dog and cat hookworms. It is commonly found in persons who are barefoot in sandy soil which has been contaminated with dog or cat feces and is most ...

These larvae develop into adults in the duodenum and bite into the mucosa. The oral route of infection in hookworm disease is in contrast to the more common route in which the larvae penetrate the ...

Hookworm ova were found in the majority of cases ... In 4 patients, motile, rhabditiform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis were found only in the duodenal juice, whereas in 1 larvae were ...

Hookworm larvae can enter the body through the skin, often through bare feet, or through ingestion of contaminated food or water. This particular case was especially tricky because the woman didn ...