Diagnosaurus
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm infection)
DDx
- Cutaneous larva migrans
- Loiasis (Loa loa infection)
- Rat bite fever
- Gnathostomiasis
- Myiasis
- Other causes of leg ulcer, eg, venous or arterial insufficiency, bacterial pyoderma, vasculitis, pyoderma gangrenosum
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infection)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114893/all/Dracunculiasis__Guinea_worm_infection_.
Zeiger RFR. Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm infection). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114893/all/Dracunculiasis__Guinea_worm_infection_. Accessed April 18, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm infection). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114893/all/Dracunculiasis__Guinea_worm_infection_
Zeiger RFR. Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infection) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 April 18]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114893/all/Dracunculiasis__Guinea_worm_infection_.
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