Creeping cutaneous eruption is most commonly due to:
Hook Worm (Ankylostoma duodenale) Poal of entry- skin Adult worm in small intestine of man (the only definitive host). Eggs floats in saturated solution of common salt It causes - Iron deficiency anemia Bronchitis and bronchopneumonia, Creeping eruptions (cutaneous larva migrans), Ground itch (Ancylostome dermatitis) 2-3 days later, serpiginous eruptions appear as the larvae migrate at a rate of several millimeters a day; It is also caused by:Ancyclostoma braziliense,Uncinaria stenocephala,Ancyclostoma caninum,Bunostobum phlebotomum,Strongyloids stercolaris,Necator americanus, etc.
Ancylostoma duodenale
Leishmania Donovani
Toxocara cati
Toxocara canis
Scabies and other infestations