Imported tungiasis in a Finnish journalist: The first case reported from the Nordic countries

APMIS

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-222

  Jalava Karvinen, Päivi ^a   Marttila, Harri ^a   Talve, Lauri ^a   Rantakokko Jalava, Kaisu ^a   Jokiranta, Sakari ^b   Kotilainen, Pirkko ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Tropical disease; Tsukamurella; Tunga penetrans; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CEFALEXIN; MEFLOQUINE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; EUROPE; FINLAND; FLEA; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUBLISHING; SAND FLEA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRAVEL; TUNGIASIS; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FLEAS; HUMANS; MALE; TRAVEL;

EID: 41149083144     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2008.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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