Photo Quiz Question: A 76-Year-Old Woman Returning From Venezuela With Unusual Eruptions on the Feet
The patient, a 76-year-old Japanese woman, presented with multiple painful eruptions on her feet. She had been to Venezuela 2 weeks earlier. When walking on the sand without shoes, she had the sensation of being stung on the feet. Lesions first appeared as black dots, before enlarging. Physical exam...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical infectious diseases 2018-06, Vol.66 (12), p.1972-1972 |
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| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The patient, a 76-year-old Japanese woman, presented with multiple painful eruptions on her feet. She had been to Venezuela 2 weeks earlier. When walking on the sand without shoes, she had the sensation of being stung on the feet. Lesions first appeared as black dots, before enlarging. Physical examination revealed round, creamy-white eruptions of 3 to 4 mm in diameter on her soles, toes, and periungual areas. Wriggling tubular structures were observed in some of the eruptions. |
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| ISSN: | 1058-4838 1537-6591 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cid/cix1044 |