Tungiasis – Symptoms

The symptoms of this disease include: *Severe pruritus. *Pain. *Inflammation and swelling. *Lesions and ulcerations, with black dots in the center. Left untreated, secondary infections such as bacteremia, tetanus, and gangrene can occur.

The symptoms of this disease include:

*Severe pruritus

*Pain

*Inflammation and swelling

*Lesions and ulcerations, with black dots in the center

Left untreated, secondary infections such as bacteremia, tetanus, and gangrene can occur.


Adapted from the Wikipedia article Tungiasis, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki








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