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Disseminated tungiasis in a 78-year-old woman from Tanzania: a case report

BACKGROUND: Tungiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases; it affects up to 40% of individuals living in societies with poor housing and sanitation standards. In endemic areas, Tunga infestation, which predominantly affects the periungual areas of the lower limbs in humans, is associated with...

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Autores principales: Pallangyo, Pedro, Nicholaus, Paulina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5175379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27998311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1146-6