Original Article

Creeping Eruption in a Nonendemic Area: A Report of Twelve Cases Emphasizing Occupational Origin

Authors: W MAGE HONEYCUTT, M.D., CALVIN J. DILLAHA, M.D., G THOMAS JANSEN, M.D., PAUL N. MORGAN, Ph.D.

Abstract

The authors point to infection with the larvae of canine hookworm by exposure of workers of the building trades working under houses. They describe their attempts at demonstrating antibodies in infected humans in the hope of producing an immunologic diagnostic test.

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