Treatment of Tungiasis with dimeticone: a proof-of-principle study in rural Kenya.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Marlene Thielecke (लेखक), Per Nordin (लेखक), Nicholas Ngomi (लेखक), Hermann Feldmeier (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in resource-poor communities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by an inflammatory response against penetrated female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans) embedded in the skin of the host. Although associated with de...