1. Tungiasis: a poorly documented tropical dermatosis.
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Lefebvre M, Capito C, Durant C, Hervier B, and Grossi O
- Subjects
- Africa South of the Sahara epidemiology, Animals, Female, Foot Dermatoses parasitology, Humans, India epidemiology, Latin America epidemiology, Male, Socioeconomic Factors, Tropical Climate, Tunga physiology, Wound Infection prevention & control, Tungiasis diagnosis, Tungiasis epidemiology, Tungiasis parasitology, Tungiasis prevention & control, Tungiasis surgery, Tungiasis transmission
- Abstract
Tungiasis is the parasitic skin disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans, also called the jigger flea, found in most intertropical countries. The contamination occurs when walking barefoot in the sand: adult females actively burrow the foot epidermis leading to self-limited lesions responsible for itching or pain. The diagnosis is made on clinical observation and history of travelling to an endemic country. The simple treatment is surgical extraction of the flea., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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