The terms cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) and creeping eruption have been used as synonyms for decades. Whereas cutaneous larva migrans describes a syndrome on the other hand creeping eruption is a clinical sign, present in a variety of dermatological conditions. A creeping eruption is clinically defined as a linear or serpiginous, slightly elevated, erythematous track that moves forward in an irregular pattern. Hands, feet, buttocks, and back are the the usual sites of infection. Cases confined to the penis are very rare with the mode of larval entry being unclear in such cases. We report a case of cutaneous larva migrans confined to penis.

Keywords: Cutaneous larva migrans, creeping eruption, serpiginous.

1. Karthikeyan K, Thappa DM, Jeevankumar Cutaneous larva migrans of the penis. Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 495–500.
2. Mohanty I, Patnaik S, Mohanty P. An unusual presentation of cutaneous larva migrans in a male child. ijmm 2020; 169: 486-7.
3. Sugathan P, Bhagyanathan M. Cutaneous larva migrans: Presentation at an unusual site. Indian J Dermatol 2016; 61: 574‑5.
4. Rao R, Prabhu S, Sripathi H.  Cutaneous larva migrans of the migrans of the genitalia. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol  2007; 73: 270-1.

Dr Shailja Chauhan

MD (Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy)

Civil Hospital, Rampur Bushar, District-Shimla, Himachal Pradesh