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A case report of a cutaneous larva migrans caused by the nematode, Gnathostoma spinigerum, in which the worm was visualized at surgery and successfully removed, is presented.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of documented subcutaneous gnathostomiasis
in the Western Hemisphere and the first in the upper extremity.
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 17,
1985
Received:
June 20,
1983
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© 1986 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
