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Little Known Facts on the Medical Importance of Fleas


Authors: A. Pospíšilová;  K. Pirochtová
Authors‘ workplace: Dermatovenerologická klinika FN Brno, Bohunice, přednostka doc. MUDr. A. Pospíšilová, CSc.
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2001; (9): 500-502
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Overview

A case of a 39-year-old patient in whom infection with the sand flea Tunga penetrans, L.1758 was diagnosed by histological examination is described. Clinical findings included small red lesions on the lower extremities with a pyodermal component and a central black dot resembling tattooing. A tropical parasitic disease was contemplated because the signs developed after the patient’s return from Tanzania.

Key words:
sand flea - ectoparasitic infection

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