Larva currens

Larva currens ("running" larva): Erythematous, edematous urticarial lesions (shown on the back and the abdomen). Larva currens can progress approximately 1 cm in 5 minutes and 5 to 15 cm per hour. The finding is pathognomonic for strongyloidiasis.

From: Corte LD, da Silva MV, Souza PR. Simultaneous Larva Migrans and Larva Currens Caused by Strongyloides stercoralis: A Case Report. Case Rep Dermatol Med 2013; 2013:381583. Copyright © 2013 Liliam Dalla Corte, et al. Available at: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cridm/2013/381583/ (Accessed on September 24, 2019). Reproduced under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Larva currens