A patient with dracunculiasis may develop mild to severe disability as a result of the infection. In endemic areas almost half of the affected people are incapacitated or severely impaired as a result of the infection.
Disability associated with acute response:
(1) asthmatic symptoms
(2) intense pruritis
(3) nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea
(4) cellulitis, cutaneous ulceration and abscesses
(5) myositis
(6) tetanus
(7) pain
Long-term disability:
(1) reduced joint mobility associated with
(1a) arthritis and/or synovitis
(1b) joint ankylosis
(1c) muscle and tendon contractions (Achilles, hamstrings)
(2) complications of chronic abscesses (deformity, edema, etc)
(3) massive infection (numerous worms)
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