creeping eruption

creeping eruption   n.  A human skin disease caused by hookworm or roundworm larvae burrowing and creeping beneath the skin and characterized by eruptions in the form of progressing reddish lines.

Main Entry: creep·ing eruption
Pronunciation: 'krE-pi[ng]-
Function: noun
: a human skin disorder that is characterized by a red line of eruptionwhich fades at one end as it progresses at the other and that is usually caused by insect or worm larvae and especially those of the dog hookworm burrowing in the deeper layers of the skin called alsolarval migrans, larva migrans

creeping eruption creep·ing eruption (krē'pĭng)
n.
A skin disorder characterized by itchiness and a progressive netlike tunneling in the skin caused by the burrowing larvae of various parasites, especially a type of hookworm. Also called cutaneous larva migrans.