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What type of parasitic infection can cause; skin rashes that scar, large, white, puffy larve in stools and thread through your tongue? my travel history is; baltic sea (germany), gulf of mexico (florida usa), all over the usa really and belize?

Q: what type of parasitic infection can cause; skin rashes that scar, large, white, puffy larve in stools and thread through your tongue? my travel history is; baltic sea (germany), gulf of mexico (florida usa), all over the usa really and belize?

: I would recommend you see an infectious disease expert as they may want to assess the stool and do a general examination to give you a more definitive response which the symptoms you describe deserves. May consider https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/gongylonema/index.html other tongue worms pentastomida, filariasis f/u/ w/ MD

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I would recommend you see an infectious disease expert as they may want to assess the stool and do a general examination to give you a more definitive response which the symptoms you describe deserves. May consider https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/gongylonema/index.html other tongue worms pentastomida, filariasis f/u/ w/ MD

Answered 8/30/2021

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A member asked:

What type of parasitic infection can cause; skin rashes that scar, large, white, puffy larve in stools and thread through your tongue? my travel history is; baltic sea (germany), gulf of mexico (florida usa), all over the usa really and belize?

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