title: Dioctophymatosis renalis in humans: first case report from India.
abstract: Dioctophymatosis is an infestation by Dioctophyma renalis (the giant kidney worm), a relatively uncommon parasitic roundworm that infects carnivorous mammals. Since the early 1900s, dioctophymatosis has been confirmed in < 20 humans worldwide. A 70-year-old man attended our Hospital, complaining of having expelled 2 large worms while urination along with haematuria 2 days post-admission. On MR UROGRAM we confirmed it as dioctophyma renale.wet mount preparation of urine under microscopy showed eggs specific for the parasite. On review of literature we found that this was the first case reported in india.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Venkatrajaiah
authors.forename: Sanjay H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kalbande
authors.forename: G Vamshi Nandan
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: V Chenna
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S Hiran
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: P Ragini
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Kartheek
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keerthi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male