ILO Home
Go to the home page
Site map | Contact us Français | Español

CISDOC database

Document ID (ISN)109088
CIS number 09-198
ISSN - Serial title 1059-924X - Journal of Agromedicine
Year 2007
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Conde J.F., Feldman S.R., Vallejos Q.M., Quandt S.A., Whalley L.E., Brooks T., Cabral G., Fleischer A.B., Arcury T.A.
Title Cutaneous larva migrans in a migrant Latino farmworker
Bibliographic information 2007, Vol.12, No.2, p.45-48. Illus. 10 ref.
Abstract Migrant farmworkers experience a high incidence of skin disease. This report provides information on the case history of cutaneous larva migrans in a Latino migrant farmworker. Treatment options are reviewed, and information for prevention is discussed.
Descriptors (primary) USA; agriculture; migrant workers; dermatitis
Descriptors (secondary) case study; medical treatment; skin eruption
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Skin diseases
Agriculture