Browsing by Author "Thielecke, M."

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Treatment of tungiasis with a twocomponent dimeticone: a comparison between moistening the whole foot and directly targeting the embedded sand fleas

Nordin, P.; Thielecke, M.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.; Mudanga, G. M.; Krantz, I.; Feldmeier, H. (2017)

Background: Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is caused by the penetration of female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans, Siphonaptera) into the skin. It belongs to the neglected tropical diseases and is prevalent in South America, ...
Treatment of Tungiasis with Dimeticone: A Proof-of- Principle Study in Rural Kenya

Thielecke, M.; Nordin, P.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.; Feldmeier, H. (2014-07)

Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in resource-poor communities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by an inflammatory response against penetrated female sand fleas ...