List of migrating cutaneous conditions

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A number of cutaneous conditions can occur on the skin and appear to move or migrate through the skin.[1]

Migrating conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system
Condition Maximum rate of migration
Cutaneous larva migrans 2 cm/day
Larva migrans profundus (Gnathostomiasis) 24 cm/day
Larva currens 10 cm/hour[2]
Erythema gyratum repens 1 cm/day[3]

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References

  1. Bolognia, Jean L.; Schaffer, Julie V.; Duncan, Karynne O.; Ko, Christine (2021). "15. Figurate erythemas". Dermatology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 142–148. ISBN 978-0-323-70971-2.
  2. Ren, Melody; Boggild, Andrea K. (2021). "Strongyloidiasis". In Weatherhead, Jill E. (ed.). Neglected Tropical Diseases - North America. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-3-030-63384-4.
  3. Griffiths, Christopher E. M.; Bleiker, Tanya O.; Creamer, Daniel; Ingram, John R.; Simpson, Rosalind C. (2022). "19. Reactive inflammatory erythemas". Rook's Dermatology Handbook. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-119-42819-0.