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Guinea-worm (Dracunculus medinensis) infection presenting as a diabetic foot abscess: A case report from Kerala.

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2019 Jan-Feb Case Reports SK Pichakacheri - Natl. Med. J. India, 2019 - nmji.in

Full Author : ['Pichakacheri, Suresh Kumar']
Journal Title : The National medical journal of India
Chapter : Section11, Section13, Section15, Section2, Section8
Journal Year : 2019
Cited by : 4

Dracunculiasis or guinea-worm infection is a water-borne, parasitic disease that can cause major morbidity. Dracunculiasis in patients with diabetes can be misdiagnosed as a diabetic foot abscess, which is a common complication of poorly controlled diabet..... Read More

Keywords : ['guineaworm dracunculus medinensis infection present', 'diabetic foot abscess', 'case report', 'kerala']
PubMed Link : https://www.nmji.in/content/141/2019/32/1/Images/NatlMedJIndia_2019_32_1_22_272111.pdf
Google Scholar Link : https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=12616338557401171064&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=0,5&hl=en&num=20