Rare Diseases Symptoms Automatic Extraction

Emergence of Onchocerca volvulus from skin mimicking Dracunculiasis medinensis.

[dracunculiasis]

We describe 11 cases of suspected Dracunculus medinensis infection in which the worm recovered was identified as Onchocerca volvulus. Identification was based on morphology of the examined specimen.

Diseases presenting "volvulus" symptom

  • alpha-thalassemia
  • dracunculiasis
  • megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome

This symptom has already been validated