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CRIADO, Paulo Ricardo; LANDMAN, Gilles; REIS, Vitor Manoel Silva dos  e  BELDA JUNIOR, Walter. Tungiasis under dermoscopy: in vivo and ex vivo examination of the cutaneous infestation due to Tunga penetrans. An. Bras. Dermatol. [online]. 2013, vol.88, n.4, pp.649-651. ISSN 0365-0596.  https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132071.

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 vivoand ex vivodermoscopic examination of the lesion.

Palavras-chave : Communicable diseases; Dermoscopy; Ectoparasitic infestations; Siphonaptera.

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