Tungiasis: Case Report of a Traveller to Kenya

Tungiasis is a neglected parasitic skin disease caused by the permanent penetration of the female sand flea Tunga penetrans (also called jigger flea) into the skin of its host. Growing urbanisation, improved housing and the use of appropriate footwear have presumably led to an overall reduction of t...

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Autores principales: Scalvenzi, Massimiliano, Francia, Maria Grazia, Costa, Claudia, De Blasio, Renato, Siano, Mariella, Auricchio, Luigi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2009
Materias:
Case Reports in Dematology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20652110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000235654

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20652110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000235654

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