Abstract
A 24-year-old man developed slow-growing lesions on subungual and plantar areas that appeared a few weeks after returning from a trip to South America. The diagnosis of tungiasis was established by microscopic examination of a lesion. Tungiasis is rarely seen in non-endemic areas.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
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Antiparasitic Agents
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Cephalexin / therapeutic use
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Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
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Foot Dermatoses / drug therapy
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Foot Dermatoses / parasitology*
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Foot Dermatoses / pathology
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Humans
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Male
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Povidone-Iodine / therapeutic use
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Siphonaptera*
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Skin Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
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Skin Diseases, Parasitic / pathology
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South America
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Travel
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
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Antiparasitic Agents
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Cephalosporins
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Povidone-Iodine
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Cephalexin