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Couple with burning red rash on their backsides discover it’s WORMS burrowing into their skin
The couple were on the Caribbean island of Martinique before noticing a "burning" red rash spread over their behinds.
The unnamed husband and wife were on a cruise that stopped off on the island of Martinique.
It was shortly after their beach visit that the wife, 52, first noticed an "initial burning sensation" all over her bum.
The next day she woke up to find her behind was covered by an "eruption" of red pinprick marks.
Doctors on the cruise ship prescribed the patient antibiotics, as well as antifungal treatments and steroid creams.
But nothing appeared to be working.
Ten days after first noticing her symptoms, the rash had spread further.
And it was then the woman's husband revealed he was plagued by similar symptoms.
Doctors diagnosed the pair with cutaneous larva migrans, a parasitic skin infection caused by hookworm larvae.
They typically infest dogs, cats and other animals.
But humans can become infected after walking barefoot on beaches, or coming into contact with soil that's contaminated with animal poo.
Warning: bum pics at the link.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5353620/red-rash-worms-parasite-caribbean-beach/