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Dermoscopy: Ex vivo visualization of fleas head and bag of eggs confirms the diagnosis of Tungiasis.

Rebecca Dunn1, Ruth Asher, Jonathan Bowling.   

Abstract

Tungiasis, caused by the impregnated female sand flea Tunga penetrans, is increasingly common in returned travellers from endemic areas. Clinical suspicion is raised by the clinicodermoscopic correlation, leading to rapid treatment which involves extraction of the intact flea. Ex vivo dermoscopy demonstrates the parasite's head and distended abdomen full of eggs, confirming the diagnosis.
© 2011 The Authors; Australasian Journal of Dermatology © 2011 The Australasian College of Dermatologists.

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Year:  2011        PMID: 22571560     DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00728.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Australas J Dermatol        ISSN: 0004-8380            Impact factor:   2.875


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1.  Tungiasis under dermoscopy: in vivo and ex vivo examination of the cutaneous infestation due to Tunga penetrans.

Authors:  Paulo Ricardo Criado; Gilles Landman; Vitor Manoel Silva dos Reis; Walter Belda
Journal:  An Bras Dermatol       Date:  2013 Jul-Aug       Impact factor: 1.896

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