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Efficacy and safety of dimeticones in the treatment of epidermal parasitic skin diseases with special emphasis on tungiasis: an evidence-based critical review

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Epidermal parasitic skin diseases encompass scabies, pediculosis, cutaneous larva migrans, myiasis, and tungiasis. Tungiasis is probably the most neglected of all Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD). It occurs in South America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa and affects marginalized populati...

Disseminated tungiasis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5), 2017
Abstract: The authors report an unusual case of disseminated tungiasis in a 52-year-old patient living in the city of Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, who had crusted-papular-nodular lesions located in feet, hands, and right thigh. Diagnosis was confirmed by dermoscopy and anatomopathological e...

Tungíase atualidades clínicas
Tungiase clinical news

J. bras. med; 102 (6), 2014
O objetivo deste artigo é revisar as características clínicas da tungíase. A Tunga penetrans é a menor das pulgas conhecidas, alcançando 1 milímetro de comprimento quando atinge a fase adulta. Os relatos antigos de surtos de tungíase são escassos em relação aos registros epidemiológicos. O di...