Lymphedema in a Guyanan Migrant
| Autor: | Carol Singer, John C. DePetrillo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Elephantiasis Filarial Risk Factors parasitic diseases medicine Animals Diethylcarbamazine Humans Wuchereria bancrofti Lymphatic filariasis Left lower extremity Aged Prior treatment Travel Staining and Labeling business.industry Insect Bites and Stings General Medicine Emigration and Immigration medicine.disease Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Surgery Culicidae Filaricides Treatment Outcome Lymphedema Blood smear Heart failure Female Guyana business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Travel Medicine. 18:68-69 |
| ISSN: | 1708-8305 1195-1982 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00472.x |
| Popis: | A 79‐year‐old female was admitted to our hospital for decompensated congestive heart failure and placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. On admission, the patient was noted to have left lower extremity swelling which she stated had been present for over 30 years. The patient was born in Guyana and moved to the United States 12 years ago; however, she had returned to visit twice since relocating. Her last trip to Guyana was 1 year prior to her admission. When questioned about her lymphedema, the patient stated that she was diagnosed and treated for lymphatic filariasis approximately 50 years ago. Because of her prior treatment and time since treatment, it was felt to be unlikely that the patient would still have active microfilaremia. However, a midnight blood smear was obtained. The … |
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