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ArticleCureus2024

Guinea Worm Disease Presenting as a Subcutaneous Calcification.

Virendra Athavale, Guneet Singh, Siddharth Tiwari, Kondapalli Sri Sai Teja Sampath

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Virendra AthavaleGeneral Surgery, Dr DY Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, IND.
Guneet SinghGeneral Surgery, Dr DY Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, IND.
Siddharth TiwariGeneral Surgery, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Kondapalli Sri Sai Teja SampathGeneral Surgery, Dr DY Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, IND.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A female patient in her early 50s presented with a complaint of multiple right thigh swellings for eight years which on evaluation were found to be guinea worms. The patient had no risk factors as she was living in a rural area of Maharashtra. We performed radiological investigations which only revealed calcifications in subcutaneous planes. On exploring the excised specimen post-surgery there was a worm-like appearance which on histopathological study confirmed guinea worm disease. We highlight this unusual presentation of guinea worm disease so that surgeons can treat the condition effectively.

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calcificationscalcified subcutaneous massdracunculiasisguinea wormkeloid

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PMID39036182
PMCPMC11259717

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