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Tungiasis under dermoscopy: in vivo and ex vivo examination of the cutaneous infestation due to Tunga penetrans

The female flea Tunga penetrans is responsible for a cutaneous parasitosis known as Tungiasis. We report the clinical case of a 12 year-old Caucasian boy who sought treatment in a dermatological private office due to a painful lesion in the plantar area and whose dermoscopic examination, without ski...

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Autores principales: Criado, Paulo Ricardo, Landman, Gilles, dos Reis, Vitor Manoel Silva, Belda, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3760950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24068146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132071