US Edition'Largest human parasite' pulled ‘wriggling’ from man after cooking mistake
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'Largest human parasite' pulled ‘wriggling’ from man after cooking mistake
A MAN who couldn’t pee was horrified to discover the cause – a massive red worm, wriggling out of his bladder. Medics snapped disturbing photos of the parasite as it emerged through a catheter, still alive, at 30cm long. jcdrThe worm was first spotted in his urine bag[/caption] jcdrTests confirmed it was a male giant kidney worm, 3–4mm wide[/caption] It belonged to a species called Dioctophyma renale, better known as the giant kidney worm – one …
Unable to urinate for two days, an Indian thirty-year-old discovers a giant parasite of 30 centimetres in his kidneys. A medical case as rare as impressive. Two days without urinating: a
Unable to urinate for two days, a man discovered a rare 30 cm long worm specimen in his urine.
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