Case 195. Dracunculosis (26 y-o M)
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Case 195. Dracunculosis (26 y-o M) |
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| Painful ulcerating skin lesion on the leg with a slowly appearing long nematode, seen in a Nigerian adult | |||
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Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) is transmitted by drinking water containing infected Cyclops. One year later, a mature female worm, up to 1 m in size, gradually appear out of the ulcerated leg skin at a speed of 2-3 cm/day to cause severe pain. | ||
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