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Figure 1: Papule with a small dark spot in the patient's right heel.
Figure 2: Histopathologic image of the lesion on the patient's heel. Note the characteristic exoskeleton of Tunga penetrans (long arrows) and the internal organs and eggs (short arrows) beneath the stratum corneum (hematoxylin–eosin stain, original magnification × 25).
Figure 3: Excision of the lesion was performed under aseptic conditions.
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