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Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM), creeping eruptions, creeping verminous dermatitis, sandworm eruptions, plumer’s itch, and duckhunter’s itch are all terms that describe a clin-ical finding caused by several different parasites. CLM was first described in 1874. It has the most frequent serpiginous lesions seen in travelers and is the most common tropically acquired dermatosis. CLM is rated second to pinworm among helminth infections in developed countries.

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