Abstract Plexiform neurofibromas are benign tumors originating from peripheral nerve sheaths, generally associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). They are diffuse, painful and sometimes locally invasive, generating cosmetic problems. This report discusses an adolescent patient who presented with an isolated, giant plexiform neurofibroma on her leg that was confused with a vascular lesion due to its clinical aspects. Once the diagnosis was confirmed by surgical biopsy, excision of the lesion was performed with improvement of the symptoms.

Tungiasis, is a cutaneous parasitosis, native of America caused by Tunga penetrans. Infestations usually presents with black papular lesions, either single or multiple, most of them localized on the feet, mainly in the subungual and periungual areas. Diagnosis of tungiasis is based on the characteristic aspect of the lesions in a patient coming from an endemic area. Surgical removal of the fea and application of a topical antibiotic is the standard treatment. We describe a case of a 10-years-old girl, with multiple lesions localized on feet, who was succesfully treated with ivermectin and surgical removal of lesions.

La tungiasis es una parasitosis cutánea originaria de América causada por Tunga penetrans. Se caracteriza por lesiones papulares, negruzcas, únicas o múltiples, que suelen afectar los pies, principalmente en las zonas subungueales y periungueales. El diagnóstico de tungiasis se realiza por las características clínicas de las lesiones en un paciente proveniente de zonas endémicas. El tratamiento de elección es la extracción quirúrgica de la pulga y la aplicación de antibióticos tópicos. Presentamos un caso de tungiasis en una paciente de 10 años de edad con múltiples lesiones en ambos pies, que fue tratada satisfactoriamente con ivermectina y extracción quirúrgica.