TY - JOUR UR - https://doi.org/10.25259/IJDVL_909_20 DO - 10.25259/IJDVL_909_20 TI - Unusual cutaneous manifestations of dracunculiasis: Two rare case reports AU - Darkase,Bhushan Amol AU - Ratnaprkhi,Tejaswini AU - Bhatt,Kalpana AU - Khopkar,Uday AB - A nematode parasite, Dracunculus medinensis, causes dracunculiasis. Despite being non-fatal, this condition causes significant morbidity. Dracunculiasis is considered an eradicated disease in India since 1999. We report two cases that document the unusual linear morphea-like morphology of the calcified D. medinensis and the rare periorbital location of the worm. The cases presented here are rare and a diagnostic challenge, considering the eradicated status of dracunculiasis. VL - 89 T2 - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology JO - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology J2 - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology SN - 0378-6323 SN - 0973-3922 ER -