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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
; 89(2): 237-240, 2023.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33969654
RESUMO
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.