An itchy holiday
van Nispen tot Pannerden, C.; van Gompel, F.; Rijnders, B.J.; Caumes, E.; den Hollander, J.G.
Netherlands Journal of Medicine 65(5): 188-190
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-2977 PMID: 17519515 Document Number: 615008
A 33-year-old Dutch woman developed itchy skin lesions during a beach holiday in Thailand. She was treated for various diagnoses, without success. Finally she was successfully treated for a clinically suspected hookworm-related folliculitis. A brief overview of hookworm-related folliculitis is given.