Hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in Northern Brazil: Resolution of clinical pathology after a single dose of ivermectin

Abstract

To assess the effect of ivermectin on the morbidity caused by hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in patients in hyperendemic areas, we treated 92 patients (with 441 tracks in total) from Manaus, Brazil, with single-dose ivermectin (200 μg/kg). Four weeks later, patients had 60 tracks, and the associated morbidity improved significantly. © 2013 The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.