Larva Currens (Creeping Eruption)
Larva Currens (Creeping Eruption)
In this patient, larva currens appears as a linear lesion on the left lower back along the tract of a migrating larva. A central area of edema is surrounded by an erythematous, urticarial border.
Image courtesy of Dr. Mae Melvin via the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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