Treatment of Tungiasis with dimeticone: a proof-of-principle study in rural Kenya.

Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in resource-poor communities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by an inflammatory response against penetrated female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans) embedded in the skin of the host. Although associated with de...

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Auteurs principaux: Marlene Thielecke, Per Nordin, Nicholas Ngomi, Hermann Feldmeier
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/4597bd0a129142acb33de906ee5b85cd
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