Bancroftian filariasis associated with male sterility
| Autor: | Dwijesh Kumar Panda, Devi Prasad Mohapatra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2018 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | A 33-year-old man presented with recurrent pain and swelling in the inguinal region since the last 8 years, occasional fever and loss of sex drive. The pain and swelling usually lasted for 2–3 weeks with a pain-free interval of 4–5 months. He felt that the size of the left testis is gradually reducing. He had been married for more than 5 years without having any children. Clinical examination revealed swelling and tenderness of the scrotum more on the right (figure 1A). Fro Figure 1 (A) A 33-year- old man with right-sided testicular swelling. (B) Ultrasonography of the scrotum reveals a hypoechogenic, small right testis with irregularly … |
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