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case_images: Solitary well-defined nodule measuring 2 x 2 cm overlying right mandible
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case_images: On clinical examination, the nodule was 2 cm in maximum dimension, firm, subcutaneous, mobile, and nontender with no rise in local temperature [Figure 1]. Ultrasonography (USG) revealed the filarial dance sign and a live worm in the subcutaneous swelling [Figure 2 and Video 1].
case_images: USG revealed the filarial dance sign and a live worm in the subcutaneous swelling
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case_images: Ultrasonography (USG) revealed the filarial dance sign and a live worm in the subcutaneous swelling [Figure 2 and Video 1]. Complete excision of the 2 x 2 cm mass was done, and a live, white thread-like moving worm measuring 7 x 0.1 cm was found on dissecting the mass [Figure 3 and Video 2].
case_images: Live worm measuring 7 x 0.1 cm extending out of the dissected mass
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case_images: Complete excision of the 2 x 2 cm mass was done, and a live, white thread-like moving worm measuring 7 x 0.1 cm was found on dissecting the mass [Figure 3 and Video 2].