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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...
Autores principales: | Ebrahim, Ashabilan A, Mpango, Elisia P, Temba, Joseph A, Abbas, Zulfiqarali G, Mashili, Fredirick L |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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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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