Cutaneous larva migrans

France, CHU Angers Parasitologie-Mycologie

Within a few days after percutaneous penetration, the filariform larva begins to migrate slowly, producing an erythematous, linear, serpiginous and elevated tunnel. The migration is accompanied by an intense pruritus. Creeping disease is a long-standing eruption, unlike larva currens or subcutaneous migration of adult Loa loa filaria.