Tungiasis: a case report

P R Health Sci J. 2007 Dec;26(4):423-5.

Abstract

This is a case report of a patient who developed a nodule in one foot, which upon biopsy, was diagnosed as tungiasis, a cutaneous infestation caused by a human flea. The natural life cycle, clinical and pathological expressions are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Siphonaptera*
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*