Photo Quiz Question: A 76-Year-Old Woman Returning From Venezuela With Unusual Eruptions on the Feet

The patient, a 76-year-old Japanese woman, presented with multiple painful eruptions on her feet. She had been to Venezuela 2 weeks earlier. When walking on the sand without shoes, she had the sensation of being stung on the feet. Lesions first appeared as black dots, before enlarging. Physical exam...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 66; no. 12; p. 1972
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford University Press 15.06.2018
Subjects
Eruptions
Feet
Lesions
Skin eruptions
Walking
Venezuela
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Summary:The patient, a 76-year-old Japanese woman, presented with multiple painful eruptions on her feet. She had been to Venezuela 2 weeks earlier. When walking on the sand without shoes, she had the sensation of being stung on the feet. Lesions first appeared as black dots, before enlarging. Physical examination revealed round, creamy-white eruptions of 3 to 4 mm in diameter on her soles, toes, and periungual areas. Wriggling tubular structures were observed in some of the eruptions.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cix1044