CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS
\kjuːtˈe͡ɪni͡əs lˈɑːvə mˈa͡ɪɡɹənz], \kjuːtˈeɪniəs lˈɑːvə mˈaɪɡɹənz], \k_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s l_ˈɑː_v_ə m_ˈaɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ə_n_z]\
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Infections caused by nematode larvae which never develop into the adult stage and migrate through various body tissues. They commonly infect the skin, eyes, and viscera in man. Ancylostoma brasiliensis causes cutaneous larva migrans. Toxocara causes visceral larva migrans.
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