Tunga penetrans causing a rapidly progressing foot ulcer in a patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus

Tungiasis is a parasitic disease resulting from infestation by a female flea Tunga penetrans. The parasites are endemic in the tropics and can infect patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Augmented by uncontrolled hyperglycemia and pre-existing neuropathy, the parasite may trigger a locally spreadin...

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Autores principales: Ebrahim, Ashabilan A, Mpango, Elisia P, Temba, Joseph A, Abbas, Zulfiqarali G, Mashili, Fredirick L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8931829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35316989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omac016

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8931829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35316989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omac016

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