ABSTRACT
Cutaneous larva migrans results from invasion of the skin with the larvae of animal hookworms. The most frequent causative organism is the larva of the dog hookworm, Ancylostoma braziliensis, which is deposited on the ground from faeces of infected dogs and cats. Human infection is usually acquired from walking, sitting, or lying on contaminated beaches in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and southeastern USA.
