Woman finds parasitic worm wriggling in her foot after suffering intense itch
A woman has posted images of a parasitic worm living inside her toe while on holiday in Tanzania.
Influencer Lucía Pombo, who is currently appearing in the Amazon Prime docuseries ‘Pombo’ with her family, has been travelling in the country and over the last few weeks, she shared numerous posts about her trip with her 460,000 Instagram followers.
While in Tanzania she said she contracted cutaneous larva migrans - a skin disease caused by parasites of the hookworm family. She posted images of one long parasite apparently living in her right foot.
Lucía said: “From hospital to hospital, I’ve had an intense itch in my toe for several days. I thought it was a bite or reaction to something, but it turns out it’s a worm. I noticed it moving. They recommend that I go to the hospital to have it removed as soon as possible.”
An image of the parasitic worm (Jam Press Vid)
Lucía said it started with an intense itch (Jam Press Vid)She described how the parasite wriggles around inside her foot, calling it a “grim” experience. So much so, that she joked that they would prefer that doctors “amputate my foot” than have to suffer the creepy sensation any longer.
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The influencer added: “It was better to live in ignorance and think that it was just a rare allergic reaction.” Doctors told her that the deworming process may take a long time for the larva to die off.
She asked her followers: “Does that mean it’s going to stay dead inside me? Will it disintegrate? I don’t understand anything.” But, it is not considered a serious condition, and normally the larva will disappear within one to six months. Doctors can prescribe medication to speed up the process due to the unpleasant sensation the parasites can cause when moving around.
Lucía Pombo is a Spanish influencer (Jam Press)Earlier this year a woman was left absolutely horrified to find a parasite growing in her leg and laying eggs at night. Marystella Gomez, 27, noticed small pimples on her leg after a trip to the beach in Colombia.
She thought nothing of it, but soon found the spots turned into a rash that kept getting bigger. She went to the doctor to investigate, who said it was likely caused by an allergic reaction or possible even a fungal infection. But the truth turned out to be far more harrowing.
“I started scratching my leg more and more,” Marystella said. “Strangely, I only scratched my leg a lot at night and I didn't understand why." It was later revealed that the rash was again caused by cutaneous larva migrans.
She continued: “I went to the emergency room and they told me that they had a fungus or an allergy and they gave me medicine. The medicine didn't work and my leg got worse and worse. A couple of days after going to the emergency room I had an appointment with the dermatologist. It was then, the doctor told me that I had a parasite.”
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