Entirely extracted Tunga penetrans in a traveller to Guinea-Bissau.
Diagnosis
Treatment
Tungiasis
Journal
Journal of travel medicine
ISSN: 1708-8305
Titre abrégé: J Travel Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9434456
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Aug 2024
16 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
27
06
2024
revised:
09
08
2024
medline:
16
8
2024
pubmed:
16
8
2024
entrez:
16
8
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
A 35-year-old traveller to West Africa returned from his trip with a sand flea embedded in his foot. The pea-sized sand flea was extracted entirely by a non-medical person, allowing an exceptional visualisation. Tungiasis, the sand flea disease, occurs sporadically in travellers. This is the second case reported from Guinea-Bissau.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39151031
pii: 7734713
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae110
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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