Preferred Label : Cutaneous strongyloidiasis;
ICD-11 definition : An infestation of the skin with larvae of the nematode roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis.
Larvae may reach the skin either by direct penetration of the skin or by autoinfection
from larvae of intestinal worms. Clinical signs are similar to cutaneous larva migrans
but the larvae move across the skin faster than in that condition and there is often
associated urticaria.;
ICD-11 synonym : Strongyloidal ground itch; Larva currens;
Origin ID : 1956685210;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
An infestation of the skin with larvae of the nematode roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis.
Larvae may reach the skin either by direct penetration of the skin or by autoinfection
from larvae of intestinal worms. Clinical signs are similar to cutaneous larva migrans
but the larvae move across the skin faster than in that condition and there is often
associated urticaria.
