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

• Main Authors: Paulo Ricardo Criado (Author), Gilles Landman (Author), Vitor Manoel Silva dos Reis (Author), Walter Belda Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The female flea Tunga penetrans is responsible for a cutaneous parasitosis known as Tungiasis. We report the clinical case of a 12 year-old Caucasian boy who sought treatment in a dermatological private office due to a painful lesion in the plantar area and whose dermoscopic examination, without ski...