Paraungvalni tumor? - Ne, samo tungiaza

Background. Tunga penetrans is a burrowing flea that is prevalent in Central and South America, the Caribbean, tropical Africa, India and Pakistan. Tungiasis results from cutaneous infestation by gravid female flea, Tunga penetrans. Case report. We report a case of tungiasis in a male who had been on a tourist expedition to Bolivia and Peru. The condition had manifested as aparaungual infiltration of a toe, that was clinically suspicious for tumor. Conclusions. Microscopic examination of the lesion and travel history led to the diagnosis of tungiasis. This is the first case report of Tunga penetrans infestation in Slovenia.Izhodišča. Tunga penetrans je zajedalska bolha, ki živi predvsem v Centralni in Južni Ameriki, Karibih, tropski Afriki, Indiji in v Pakistanu. Tungiaza nastane, ko se naseli v kožo gostitelja gravidna bolšja samica. Prikaz primera. Opisujemo primer tungiaze pri pacientu, ki je bil pred tem na turističnem pohodu v Boliviji in Peruju. Bolnik je opazil paraungvalno infiltracijo kože palca na nogi. Ker je bila sprememba klinično sumljiva za tumor, so napravili ekscizijsko biopsijo. Zaključki. Za pravilno diagnozo sta bili odločilni histološka slika in podatek o potovanju. Gre za prvi opisan primer tungiaze v Sloveniji