Dioctophyma-like larval nematode in a subcutaneous nodule from man in Northern Thailand.
A nematode in a subcutaneous nodule from the anterior chest of a 12-year-old boy in Northern Thailand was identified as a third-stage larval dioctophymatid, possibly Dioctophyma renale, the second such larva to be reported from man.
D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology*