High-resolution infrared thermography: a new tool to assess tungiasis-associated inflammation of the skin

Abstract Background Tungiasis is highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries but remains often under diagnosed and untreated eventually leading to chronic sequels. The objective of the study was to assess whether tungiasis-associated inflammation can be detected and quantified by high-resol...

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Main Authors: Angela Schuster, Marlene Thielecke, Vaomalala Raharimanga, Charles Emile Ramarokoto, Christophe Rogier, Ingela Krantz, Hermann Feldmeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-017-0062-9