Tunga Penetrans: A case report and review of the literature

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 548-550

  Heemskerk, J ^a   Van Empel, I ^b   Jakimowicz, J J ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Parasitosis; Perionychitis; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744528537     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11681153     Document Type: Review

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