| Literature DB >> 25906531 |
N Venkatrajaiah, Sanjay H Kalbande, G Vamshi Nandan Rao, V Chenna Reddy, S Hiran Reddy, P Ragini Rao, Kartheek Babu, A Keerthi.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID： 25906531
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Assoc Physicians India ISSN： 0004-5772