Dracunculiasis presenting as sterile abscess

Guinea Worm Disease Presenting as a Subcutaneous Calcification

“…While some worms (often gravid females) lodge in subcutaneous tissue, perish, and become encapsulated and calcified, others emerge through skin lesions. The mature female worm may result in calcification, acute aseptic arthritis, a skin blister, or a sterile abscess [5].…”