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Imported tungiasis in a Japanese student returning from East Africa
Author(s) -
YOTSU Rie R.,
TAMAKI Takeshi,
UJIIE Mugen,
TAKESHITA Nozomi,
KANAGAWA Shuzo,
KUDO Koichiro,
HAYASHI Toshihiko
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00952.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , geography , medicine , socioeconomics , veterinary medicine , surgery , sociology
Ectoparastiosis by Tunga penetrans is becoming more common in non‐tropical countries as people travel more to endemic areas. We present here a classic case of imported tungiasis including a history of visit to an endemic region and its typical presentation. Diagnosis with dermoscopy, treatment and prevention are discussed.