Tungiasis
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Marcelo H Grunwald; Avi Shai; Bernardo Mosovich; Ilana Avinoach
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## SUMMARY A 24βyearβold man developed slowβgrowing lesions on subungual and plantar areas that appeared a few weeks after returning from a trip to South America. The diagnosis of tungiasis was established by microscopic examination of a lesion. Tungiasis is rarely seen in nonβendemic areas.