Four imported cases of tungiasis in Mallorca

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-164

  Arranz, J ^a   Taberner, R ^b   Llambrich, A ^b   Nadal, C ^b   Torne I ^b   Vila, A ^b   Parera, E ^b   Terrasa, F ^b  

^a IBSALUT   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SON LLÀTZER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Early diagnosis; Imported case; Parasitosis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PRURITUS; SPAIN; TETANUS; TUNGA; TUNGIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPAIN; TETANUS TOXOID; TRAVEL; TUNGA; TUNGIASIS;

EID: 79958799258     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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