title: Tungiasis in a beach volleyball player: a case report.
abstract: Tungiasis is an infestation caused by penetration of the skin by the gravid female of the flea Tunga penetrans Linnaeus 1758 (Insecta, Siphonaptera: Tungidae). Tunga penetrans is currently found in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central Asia. Prevalence is very high in Brazil. We present a case of tungiasis in an Italian beach volleyball player who acquired the infestation in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Anestesiologia, Terapia Intensiva e Scienze Dermatologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S., Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. stefano.veraldi@unimi.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Veraldi
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Persico
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valsecchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014195:Travel; D058253:Tunga / Q000469:parasitology*; D058285:Tungiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D054798:Volleyball