Fleas

Background

Flea drawing.

Clinical Features

Sand fleas and sand from each of the 13 beaches (note camouflage to environment).

→ indicates newly penetrated sand fleas; ▴ indicates older lesions; (A) baseline examination, (B) week 2, (C) week 6 and (D) week 10 of follow up.

Jigger, Tunga penetrans, in human skin.

• Tungiasis

Differential Diagnosis

Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites

• Bed bugs
• Lice
• Scabies (Mites)
• Ticks
• Fleas
• Pseudoparasites
• Delusional parasitosis (Ekbom syndrome)

See also travel-related skin conditions

See Also

• Ectoparasites
• Tungiasis