Volume 9, Number 8—August 2003
Research
Severe Tungiasis in Underprivileged Communities: Case Series from Brazil
Hermann Feldmeier*
, Margit Eisele*, Rômulo César Sabóia-Moura†, and Jörg Heukelbach†
, Margit Eisele*, Rômulo César Sabóia-Moura†, and Jörg Heukelbach†
Table 1
Demographic and parasitologic characteristics and number of lesions in 16 patients with severe tungiasis
| Characteristics | No./total |
|---|---|
| Median age in y (and range) |
12 (2–50) |
| Female/male |
7/9 |
| Median no. of lesions/patient (range) |
88 (52–145) |
| Vital lesions (stages I–III) |
43 (10–77) |
| Dead lesions/residuals (stages IV–V) |
38 (11–85) |
| Manipulated lesions |
14 (1–46) |
| Presence of clusters in individual patients |
16/16 (100%) |
| Lesions occurring in clusters |
1,092/1,474 (76%) |
| Median no. of lesions/cluster (range) | 12 (6–30) |
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