Tungiasis is an infestation caused by penetration in the skin of the gravid female of the flea Tunga penetrans (T. penetrans) Linnaeus 1758 (Insecta, Siphonaptera: Tungidae) (1). T. penetrans is endemic in Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia. It is uncommon in returning travellers (1): in a study on 269 patients presenting to a tropical disease unit in Paris, 6% were affected by tungiasis (2). We describe two cases of imported tungiasis with severe Staphylococcus aureus superinfection.
Two cases of imported tungiasis with severe Staphylococcus aureus superinfection / S. Veraldi, F. Dassoni, E. Çuka, G. Nazzaro. - In: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. - ISSN 0001-5555. - 94:4(2014 Jul), pp. 463-464.
Two cases of imported tungiasis with severe Staphylococcus aureus superinfection
S. Veraldi
;G. NazzaroUltimo
2014
Abstract
Tungiasis is an infestation caused by penetration in the skin of the gravid female of the flea Tunga penetrans (T. penetrans) Linnaeus 1758 (Insecta, Siphonaptera: Tungidae) (1). T. penetrans is endemic in Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia. It is uncommon in returning travellers (1): in a study on 269 patients presenting to a tropical disease unit in Paris, 6% were affected by tungiasis (2). We describe two cases of imported tungiasis with severe Staphylococcus aureus superinfection.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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