Tungiasis in North America: a report of 2 cases in internationally adopted children.
Tungiasis is a cutaneous infestation caused by the gravid female sand flea, Tunga penetrans. We describe 2 cases of tungiasis that occurred in siblings who recently emigrated as international adoptees from Liberia to the United States. Both patients had infectious complications as a result of the infestation with T penetrans.
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Department of Pediatrics, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005423:Siphonaptera; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*