A pilot study of dimeticone oils versus sodium carbonate treatment for tungiasis: A randomized cohort trial in Homa Bay County, Kenya.

• Main Authors: Kana Suzuki (Author), Yasuhiko Kamiya (Author), Chris Smith (Author), Satoshi Kaneko (Author), Gordon Okomo (Author), Asiko Ongaya (Author), Evans Amukoye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Tungiasis is a cutaneous parasitosis caused by the female flea Tunga penetrans. Two-component dimeticone (NYDA) is the only treatment for tungiasis recommended by the World Health Organization; however, this topical drug is not available in Kenya. In Western Kenya, sod...