1. [Are sandflea infections increasing?].
- Author
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Pfister R
- Subjects
- Adult, Africa, Anti-Infective Agents, Local therapeutic use, Foot Dermatoses drug therapy, Foot Dermatoses etiology, Hand Dermatoses drug therapy, Hand Dermatoses etiology, Humans, Infant, Insect Bites and Stings drug therapy, Male, Foot Dermatoses parasitology, Insect Bites and Stings complications, Siphonaptera
- Abstract
A report on two cases is given. The patients showed the typical skin affections after trips to Africa. Tungiasis occasionally leads to secondary infections and may be the cause of longterm inflammation or erysipelas. Treatment is discussed and a possible increase of tungiasis because of an increase of tourists to tropical countries is pointed out.
- Published
- 1977