Tungiasis under dermoscopy: in vivo and ex vivo examination of the cutaneous infestation due to Tunga penetrans

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Paulo Ricardo Criado¹  Gilles Landman¹  Vitor Manoel Silva Dos Reis¹  Walter Belda Junior¹ 

关键词: Communicable diseases;    Dermoscopy;    Ectoparasitic infestations;    Siphonaptera;    Dermoscopia;    Doenças transmissíveis;    Ectoparasitoses;    Sifonápteros;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132071

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The female flea Tunga penetrans is responsible for a cutaneous parasitosis known as Tungiasis. We report the clinical case of a 12 year-old Caucasian boy who sought treatment in a dermatological private office due to a painful lesion in the plantar area and whose dermoscopic examination, without skin contact, allowed the visualization of parasite's movement inside the skin. The diagnosis of tungiasis is clinical, but it can be aided by in vivoand ex vivodermoscopic examination of the lesion.

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