Case Number : Case 36 Posted By: Guest

Phillip McKee - Overseas consultation (USA) Wrote:

Many thanks for all of your comments

Submitted on 30/07/2010 01:12
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Juan Carlos Garcés - Hospital Oncológico / Hospital Luis Vernaza (Guayaquil, Ecuador) Wrote:

Miasis is a good differential diagnosis, but in Miasis you cannot find the eggs that you can see in Tungiasis.

Submitted on 29/07/2010 20:51
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Mona Abdel-Halim - Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Egypt) Wrote:

I think also the larva of myiasis may be mistaken with the tunga when the tunga is in the dermis. Don't think sarcoptes scapii mite is a ddx as it looks completely different and is only seen in stratum corneum.

Submitted on 29/07/2010 18:02
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Wayne Grayson - (Johannesburg, South Africa) Wrote:

Tungiasis. Lovely case!

Submitted on 29/07/2010 18:02
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Mona Abdel-Halim - Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Egypt) Wrote:

I think the tick looks slightly similar to tungiasis, but only its mouth part extends to the upper dermis

Submitted on 29/07/2010 17:26
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Phillip McKee - Overseas consultations (USA) Wrote:

You are all far to good. Does anyone know of a genuine differential diagnosis?

Submitted on 29/07/2010 14:06
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Jonathan Shelton - (UK) Wrote:

Tungiasis. Stunning picture!

Submitted on 29/07/2010 13:28
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JARAMILLO Clara - (Paris( France)) Wrote:

Tungiasis.

Submitted on 29/07/2010 10:36
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Miah Singh - (UK) Wrote:

Hello from the UK - I agree Tungiasis

Submitted on 29/07/2010 09:13
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Eman El-Nabarawy - Dermatology Department,Faculty of Medicine, Cairo university. (Egypt) Wrote:

Agree.tungiasis.

Submitted on 29/07/2010 04:46
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Juan Carlos Garcés - Hospital Oncológico / Hospital Luis Vernaza (Guayaquil Ecuador) Wrote:

Tunga... the people call it here in Ecuador "Nigua".

Submitted on 29/07/2010 01:26
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Marcela Saeb Lima - MSL Dermatopato (Mexico City) Wrote:

tungiasis

Submitted on 29/07/2010 00:25
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Mona Abdel-Halim - Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Egypt) Wrote:

A beautiful picture of the sandflea "Tunga penetrans". Tungiasis.

Submitted on 28/07/2010 23:42
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