creeping eruption

Creeping eruption may go away by itself over a period of weeks to months.

Creeping eruption is more common in countries with warm climates.

Creeping eruption is an infection with dog or cat hookworm larvae.

This is referred to as a creeping eruption or cutaneous larva migrans.

It can cause creeping eruption.

Animal hookworm larvae on penetrating humans may produce a creeping eruption called cutaneous larva migrans.

Cutaneous larva migrans (Creeping eruption)

Gnathostoma spinigerum is a parasitic nematode that causes gnathostomiasis in humans, also known as its clinical manifestations are creeping eruption, larva migrans, Yangtze edema, Choko-Fuschu Tua chid and wandering swelling.

Colloquially called creeping eruption due to its presentation, the disease is also somewhat ambiguously known as "ground itch" or (in some parts of the Southern USA) "sandworms", as the larvae like to live in sandy soil.

As mentioned earlier larval migrans or as it is also known, creeping eruption, is also a very uncomfortable symptom of this disease, and can also be caused by invasion of hookworms from other animals such as cats and dogs.