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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:HookeFlea01.jpg|thumb|Flea drawing.]] | |||
*Bilaterally-flattened wingless insects with enlarged hindlimbs specially adapted for jumping (up to 100 times their body length)<ref>https://parasite.org.au/para-site/contents/arthropod-intoduction.html</ref> | |||
*There are some 2,500 flea species, most parasitic on mammals (especially rodents) and some on birds<ref>https://parasite.org.au/para-site/contents/arthropod-intoduction.html</ref> | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
[[File:PMC4571681 rsbl20150494-g1.png|thumb|Sand fleas and sand from each of the 13 beaches (note camouflage to environment).]] | |||
[[File:PMC3777867 pntd.0002426.g006.png|thumb|→ indicates newly penetrated sand fleas; ▴ indicates older lesions; (A) baseline examination, (B) week 2, (C) week 6 and (D) week 10 of follow up.]] | |||
[[File:Bicho-de-pé 1.jpg|thumb|Jigger, Tunga penetrans, in human skin.]] | |||
[[File:PMC3309057 kjp-50-79-g001.png|thumb|Multiple erythematous urticated plaques (arrows) on the abdomen (A) and the upper part of back and neck (B) from cat flee bites.]] | |||
[[File:PMC3309057 kjp-50-79-g002.png|thumb|Small black-colored cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) (A) and on microscope (B).]] | |||
*[[Pruritus|Pruritic]] [[rash]] | |||
*[[Tungiasis]] | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Ectoparasite DDX}} | |||
==Evaluation== | ==Evaluation== | ||
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Supportive | |||
*Advise treating vector (e.g. pets etc.) | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Discharge | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Ectoparasites]] | |||
*[[Tungiasis]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 17 August 2019
Background
- Bilaterally-flattened wingless insects with enlarged hindlimbs specially adapted for jumping (up to 100 times their body length)[1]
- There are some 2,500 flea species, most parasitic on mammals (especially rodents) and some on birds[2]
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites
See also travel-related skin conditions
Evaluation
Management
- Supportive
- Advise treating vector (e.g. pets etc.)
Disposition
- Discharge