Tungiasis

Marcelo H. Grunwald; Avi Shai; Bernardo Mosovich; Ilana Avinoach

doi:10.1046/j.1440-0960.2000.00388.x

Tungiasis

Marcelo H. Grunwald
, Avi Shai
, Bernardo Mosovich
, Ilana Avinoach

Faculty of Health Sciences

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Abstract

A 24-year-old man developed slow-growing lesions on subungual and plantar areas that appeared a few weeks after returning from a trip to South America. The diagnosis of tungiasis was established by microscopic examination of a lesion. Tungiasis rarely seen in non-endemic areas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-47
Number of pages	2
Journal	Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-0960.2000.00388.x
State	Published - 18 Mar 2000

Keywords

Chigoe
Chique
Colombia
Equador
Piroque
Tunga penetrans

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Dermatology

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