Sánchez-Cárdenas CD, Moreno-Leiva CA, Pereira-Brunelli JG, Martínez-Hernández F, Vega-Memije ME, Arenas R

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease of the skin caused by the female sand flea. The frequency in South America is variable (21-83% in Brazil and 42% in Trinidad and Tobago). The objective of this study is to describe the clinical, dermoscopic and histopathological characteristics of patients with tungiasis in Paraguay.
Methods: descriptive study of 13 cases of tungiasis from November 2017 to May 2018, in a population of extreme poverty in Paraguay. Its sociodemographic, clinical and comorbidity aspects were registered, as well as topography, classification of lesions according Fortaleza scale, ex vivo dermoscopic description and histopathological study.
Results: we included 13 cases, seven males (54%) and six females (46%), with a median age of 10 years (7-65). The most frequent topography was the feet affecting the periungual region and the soles. The most frequent finding in the dermoscopy and histopathology (100%) was the black area with a central pore (85%), followed by visualization of the parasite (77%).
Conclusion: in this study we highlight the dermoscopic and histopathological description of the eggs and the parasite.

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