title: Dermoscopy: Ex vivo visualization of fleas head and bag of eggs confirms the diagnosis of Tungiasis.
abstract: Tungiasis, caused by the impregnated female sand flea Tunga penetrans, is increasingly common in returned travellers from endemic areas. Clinical suspicion is raised by the clinicodermoscopic correlation, leading to rapid treatment which involves extraction of the intact flea. Ex vivo dermoscopy demonstrates the parasite's head and distended abdomen full of eggs, confirming the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. rebecca_dunn@y7mail.com
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowling
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D046169:Dermoscopy; D005260:Female; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010063:Ovum; D058253:Tunga; D058285:Tungiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology