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Nightmare fuel: Man infected with giant kidney worm. [View all]
Diagnostic dilemma: A man who couldn't pee had been infected by one of the largest known human parasites
The patient:
A 35-year-old man man in India who couldn't pass urine learned that the cause of his obstruction was a giant worm living in his kidney.
The symptoms: The man was admitted to the emergency room of a hospital in India after not being able to pee and having a fever for two days. Doctors found that his vital signs were normal except for tachycardia, an increased heart rate typically defined as being over 100 beats per minute. He also had pale skin and swollen kidneys. Blood tests indicated the possibility of an infection.
The patient:
A 35-year-old man man in India who couldn't pass urine learned that the cause of his obstruction was a giant worm living in his kidney.
The symptoms: The man was admitted to the emergency room of a hospital in India after not being able to pee and having a fever for two days. Doctors found that his vital signs were normal except for tachycardia, an increased heart rate typically defined as being over 100 beats per minute. He also had pale skin and swollen kidneys. Blood tests indicated the possibility of an infection.
https://www.livescience.com/health/diagnostic-dilemma-a-man-who-couldnt-pee-had-been-infected-by-one-of-the-largest-known-human-parasites
Whatever you do, don't look at the pictures.
Wondering if this should be RFK Jr.'s next challenge.
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