Tungiasis: A poorly documented tropical dermatosis

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 465-468

  Lefebvre, M ^a   Capito, C ^b   Durant, C ^c   Hervier, B ^d   Grossi, O ^e  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Nouvelles Cliniques Nantaises   (France)

Author keywords

Jigger flea; Tunga penetrans; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MINOR SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; TROPICAL DISEASE; TUNGA; TUNGIASIS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INDIA; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; TUNGA; TUNGIASIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80053053232     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.05.007     Document Type: Review

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