tungiasis

Term ID

DOID:0050266

Synonyms

Definition

A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that is an inflammatory skin disease caused by the parasitic infestation of the female chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans in animals and humans. The symptoms include skin inflammation, severe pain, itching, and a lesion at the site of infection that is characterized by a black dot at the center of a swollen red lesion, surrounded a white halo. (2)

References

• GARD:393
• MESH:D058285

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0050266 )