CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS COMPLICATED BY ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME

Cutaneous larva migrans is an intensely pruritic serpiginous eruption caused by the dog or cat hookworm. Often, the disease is self-limiting and no other significant pathology develops; however, a significant l ocalized inflammatory response to the nematode is extremely common. We present a case of cutaneous larva migrans in which a systemic inflamm atory process ensued that was characteristic of erythema multiforme. W e discuss possible mechanisms of this complication and review the lite rature.