[Effectiveness of 20% salicylated vaseline in the treatment of profuse tungiasis. Report of 8 cases in French Guiana].

Abstract

The treatment of tungiasis involves the mechanic extraction of the gravid females of Tunga penetrans. We have observed on 8 patients profuse tungiasis diagnosed in the centre hospitalier de Cayenne. We have carried out different types of treatment, including the occlusive application of 20% of salicylated vaseline during 12 or 24 hours. This procedure causes the death of the parasites and facilitates their extraction.

• Authors: E Clyti, P Couppie, C Deligny, T Jouary, D Sainte-Marie, R Pradinaud
• Journal: Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) (Bull Soc Pathol Exot) Vol. 96 Issue 5 Pg. 412-4 (Jan 2003) ISSN: 0037-9085 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Efficacité de la vaseline salicylée à 20% dans le traitement des tungoses profuses. A propos de huit observations en Guyane Française.
• PMID: 15015851 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Infective Agents
• Petrolatum
• Salicylic Acid

Topics

• Adult
• Animals
• Anti-Infective Agents (administration & dosage)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Ectoparasitic Infestations (drug therapy)
• Female
• French Guiana
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Petrolatum (administration & dosage)
• Salicylic Acid (administration & dosage)
• Siphonaptera