[Calcified aseptic abscess due to Dracunculus medinensis (author's transl)].
A sterile abcess of the forearm caused by Dracunculus medinensis is described. Histologically, lysed and partially calcified worms and larvae were found one month after the outset of the swelling, giving a mottled aspect radiologically.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000150:complications*; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
Abcès aseptique calcifié à Dracunculus medinensis.