Tungiasis under dermoscopy: in vivo and ex vivo examination of the cutaneous infestation due to Tunga penetrans.
The female flea Tunga penetrans is responsible for a cutaneous parasitosis known as Tungiasis. We report the clinical case of a 12 year-old Caucasian boy who sought treatment in a dermatological private office due to a painful lesion in the plantar area and whose dermoscopic examination, without skin contact, allowed the visualization of parasite's movement inside the skin. The diagnosis of tungiasis is clinical, but it can be aided by in vivo and ex vivo dermoscopic examination of the lesion.
Dermatology Department, University of São Paulo, Medical School, Clinics Hospital, São Paulo(SP), Brazil.
Paulo Ricardo
PR
Criado
Gilles
G
Landman
Vitor Manoel Silva dos
VM
Reis
Walter
W
Belda
D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D046169:Dermoscopy; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058253:Tunga / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D058285:Tungiasis / Q000473:pathology*