Dracontiasis
Dracontiasis (Dracunculosis; Guinea Worm Infection; Dracunculiasis)
General: Caused by Dracunculus medinensis; affects connective and subcutaneous tissues.
Ocular: Conjunctivitis; proptosis; nematode present in the conjunctiva, eyelid, globe, and orbit.
Clinical: Itching; urticaria; small blisters; tetany; septicemia; arthritis; paraplegia; constrictive pericarditis; urogenital involvement.
Fraunfelder FT, Roy FH. Current Ocular Therapy, 5th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000.
Kale OO. Clinical evaluation of drugs for dracontiasis. Trop Doct 1977; 7:15-16.
Kothari ML, et al. Management of dracontiasis. Ind J Surg 1970; 32:479-484.
General: Caused by Dracunculus medinensis; affects connective and subcutaneous tissues.
Ocular: Conjunctivitis; proptosis; nematode present in the conjunctiva, eyelid, globe, and orbit.
Clinical: Itching; urticaria; small blisters; tetany; septicemia; arthritis; paraplegia; constrictive pericarditis; urogenital involvement.
Fraunfelder FT, Roy FH. Current Ocular Therapy, 5th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000.
Kale OO. Clinical evaluation of drugs for dracontiasis. Trop Doct 1977; 7:15-16.
Kothari ML, et al. Management of dracontiasis. Ind J Surg 1970; 32:479-484.
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