See Also: Cutaneous larva migrans(medicine)
larva migrans(medicine)
larva migrans, visceral(medicine)
Visceral larva migrans(medicine)
ocular larva migrans(medicine)
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erythema migrans(medicine)
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urubu (iou) and Cutaneous larva migrans (medicine)


urubu (iou)



urubu noun & adjective. Also Urubu. L17.
[Tupi urubu.]
A. noun. Pl. -s, (esp. in sense 2) same.
The American black vulture, Coragyps atratus. L17.
(Urubu.) A member of a S. American Indian people inhabiting parts of NE Brazil; the Tupi-Guarani language of this people. M20.
b. adjective. (Urubu.) Of, pertaining to, or designating the Urubu or their language. M20.

Cutaneous larva migrans (medicine)


cutaneous larva migrans
<dermatology, microbiology> Also called creeping eruption. This condition results from infection of the human skin by the larvae of the dog and cat hookworm, A. Brasiliense. The result is a red, raised, tunnel on the surface of the skin. Severe itching is common. Beaches and Other moist sandy areas are common locations for infection. Thiabendazole is the drug of choice.