Unusual cutaneous manifestations of dracunculiasis: Two rare case reports
| Autor: | Tejaswini Ratnaprkhi, Bhushan Darkase, Uday Khopkar, Kalpana D Bhatt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Dracunculiasis business.industry Dermatology medicine.disease Nematode parasite 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Rare case medicine business Morphea Dracunculus medinensis |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 89:237-240 |
| ISSN: | 0973-3922 0378-6323 |
| DOI: | 10.25259/ijdvl_909_20 |
| Popis: | A nematode parasite, Dracunculus medinensis, causes dracunculiasis. Despite being non-fatal, this condition causes significant morbidity. Dracunculiasis is considered an eradicated disease in India since 1999. We report two cases that document the unusual linear morphea-like morphology of the calcified D. medinensis and the rare periorbital location of the worm. The cases presented here are rare and a diagnostic challenge, considering the eradicated status of dracunculiasis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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