FOX 2 Now.The woman told the physician that she had eaten an assortment of sashimi five days before her visit, according to a study published on the incident in The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.During her physical examination, the doctor found a live worm inside her left tonsil, the study stated.
The worm was removed using a pair of tweezers and her symptoms quickly disappeared.The worm was a little over one inch and was molting its outer skin, the study said.Doctors removed a worm from inside of a woman's tonsil five days after she consumed raw fish.