A 28-year-old man from Burkina Faso presents with a painless papule on his right foot that has progressed over 1 week to a blister. He now notices a t...

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A 28-year-old man from Burkina Faso presents with a painless papule on his right foot that has progressed over 1 week to a blister. He now notices a thin white worm emerging from the blister. He has been wading in stagnant ponds. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease)

Answer

Cutaneous larva migrans

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Myiasis

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Tungiasis

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Filariasis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Dracunculiasis

A 28-year-old man from Burkina Faso presents with a painless papule on his right foot that has progressed over 1 week to a blister. He now notices a thin white worm emerging from the blister. He has been wading in stagnant ponds. What is the most likely diagnosis?