Calcified guinea worm: clinical, radiological and pathological study

Guinea worm infection of urinary bladder manifesting as obstructive uropathy in rural Maharashtra

“…In a large autopsy report from South India, calcified guinea worm was demonstrated around the urinary bladder. 1 However, guinea worm infestation of urinary bladder with possible urethral obstruction producing obstructive uropathy, as described in the case herein, has not been previously reported. We do not know the mechanism as to how guinea worm has entered into the urinary bladder.…”

“…The most common sites of lesion are in the lower limb, knee joint, leg, ankle, foot, upper limb, chest and neck areas. 1 Rare sites of guinea worm infestation are: retro-placental, broad ligament, scrotum and around the urinary bladder. 1,2 In this report, we describe unusual presentation of obstructive uropathy produced by adult non-calcified guinea worm.…”

Dracunculus medinensis:A ‘Dying’ Worm Masquerading as Tumoral Calcinosis

“…An infection by D medinensis may have been surmised from the X-ray since the beaded 'coiled' type of calcification is charac teristic, while soft tissue abscesses are a fea ture of sites where guinea worms die and dis integrate [7], However, the patient's age, the site of the lesion and the presenting symptoms in a non-endemic country may have made an accurate diagnosis unlikely. Thus, as the last vestiges of transmission are imminent, latent disease or chronic manifestations of the infec tion, however, will still be seen sporadically.…”