Tungiasis - A Janus-faced parasitic skin disease

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 357-365

  Feldmeier, Hermann ^a   Keysers, Anne ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Imported disease; Morbidity; Neglected tropical disease; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; DIMETICONE; IVERMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANZARIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; FASCIITIS; GANGRENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; LYMPHANGITIS; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; NEURITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PAIN; PHLEGMON; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN PRURITUS; SKIN ULCER; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAVEL; TUNGA; TUNGIASIS;

IMPORTED DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE; TUNGIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECTED DISEASES; TRAVEL MEDICINE; TUNGA; TUNGIASIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889660361     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.10.001     Document Type: Review

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