Brazil.-a 10-year-old girl infesto flea to walk barefoot in a rural area of Brazil, place where went on vacation. The feet of the girl were filled with sand fleas, which attach and implant eggs in silver of the feet. According to the The New Englad Journal of Medicine the girl walk several hours barefoot among the Earth, place where I infesto sand flea, hours a view walking without footwear began to present black dots, 10 days became cons holes, and papules. The girl was taken to a primary care clinic, had itching on the floor and toes, with black dots in the Center which were painful.
The child presented black spots and holes in the soles of their feet/photo: Nina infests flea in Brazil/photo: The New Englad Journal of Medicine the diagnosis of the minor was Tungiasis which is an infestation of the skin caused by the sand flea called in its scientific name as Tunga penetrans, this is found in the tropical and subtropical parts of the mundoLa minor was subjected to removal of fleas and huevesillos, after treatment, there was a complete remission of lesions, without complications in the follow-up. With information from The New England Journal of Medicine in this note:
