Infectious Diseases Unit, Victoria Hospital (NHS Fife), Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY2 5AH, UK.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2010 Jan;8(1):29-32. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.11.004.
Tungiasis is an ectoparasitosis caused by the impregnated female sand flea Tunga penetrans. It is endemic in certain resource poor areas around the world and imported infestations in travellers can lead to considerable morbidity. With the rise in international travel and immigration, the likelihood of physicians encountering such tropical skin infestations is rising. The ability of physicians to recognise tungiasis early will be immensely beneficial to patients. We describe a case of tungiasis where a traveller presented with painful foot lesions. The patient had returned to the United Kingdom 4 days previously after spending 4 weeks in the Pantanal region in Brazil. A literature review on this subject was undertaken in this article.
匐行疹是一种由寄生的雌性沙蚤 Tunga penetrans 引起的外寄生虫病。它在世界上某些资源匮乏的地区流行，旅行者中的输入性感染会导致相当高的发病率。随着国际旅行和移民的增加，医生遇到这种热带皮肤寄生虫感染的可能性正在增加。医生及早识别匐行疹将对患者非常有益。我们描述了一例旅行者因足部疼痛性病变就诊的匐行疹病例。该患者在巴西潘塔纳尔地区逗留了 4 周后，于 4 天前返回英国。本文就这一主题进行了文献回顾。
