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Very severe tungiasis in Amerindians in the Amazon lowland of Colombia: A case series

BACKGROUND: Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by penetrating female sand fleas. By nature, tungiasis is a self-limiting infection. However, in endemic settings re-infection is the rule and parasite load gradually accumulates over time. Intensity of infection and degree of morbidity are cl...

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Autores principales: Miller, Hollman, Ocampo, Jovana, Ayala, Alvaro, Trujillo, Julian, Feldmeier, Hermann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30730885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007068