title: Tungiasis in North America: a report of 2 cases in internationally adopted children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naseem
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucky
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Staat
mesh_terms: 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*