PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hakim, Fayaz A.
AU  - Khan, Nadra N.
TI  - Dracunculiasis. An incidental diagnosis in a Saudi female
DP  - 2007 Sep 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1438--1440
VI  - 28
IP  - 9
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/9/1438.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/9/1438.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Sep 01; 28
AB  - Dracunculiasis is a disabling, and economically crippling parasitic infestation transmitted by drinking contaminated water. Although the disease has been eradicated from most parts of the world, it is still endemic in some tropical African countries. Here we report a 65-year-old female from the southern region of Saudi Arabia with radiological evidence of heavy load of guinea worms. This case could represent the local reemergence of the disease.