Reflectance Confocal Microscopy and Dermoscopy For the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cutaneous Larva Migrans

Nan Tang; Qing-An Huang; Lan-Hua Cai; Dong-Mei Deng; Mu Niu

doi:10.2147/CCID.S401982

Reflectance Confocal Microscopy and Dermoscopy For the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cutaneous Larva Migrans

Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2023 Apr 17:16:1019-1023. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S401982. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Nan Tang^#¹, Qing-An Huang^#², Lan-Hua Cai¹, Dong-Mei Deng³, Mu Niu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
² Department of General Ward, The Fifth People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
³ Health Management Center, The Fifth People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

We describe a 39-year-old woman with a 1-month-old linear erythema diagnosed with cutaneous larva migrans by reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM). This case reveals that the great significance of diagnosing and treating cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) by RCM and dermoscopy, which might provide novel insights into dermatological clinical practice.

Keywords: cutaneous larva migrans; linear erythema; reflectance confocal microscopy.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This project was supported by Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center, and the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China (item number_202102020766).