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Thiabendazole or albendazole (anti-parasitic agents) may be used to treat the infection. Ivermectin may also work.
Creeping eruption may clear on its own over a period of weeks to months. Treatment helps the infection go away faster and is highly successful.
Make an appointment with your health care provider if you or your child have skin lesions that are snakelike, itchy, and migratory.
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