An inguinal mass with local vascular lesions induced by a lymphatic filaria

Autor:	Ahmed A, Abdel-Hameed, Wieslaw T, Dura, Ibrahim S, Alkhalife
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Male Biopsy Needle Inguinal Canal Middle Aged Immunohistochemistry Risk Assessment Filariasis Diagnosis Differential Surgical Procedures Operative Animals Humans Lymphatic Diseases Filarioidea Follow-Up Studies Lymphatic Vessels
Zdroj:	Saudi medical journal. 25(8)
ISSN:	0379-5284
Popis:	A 47-year-old Indian male presented with an inguinal mass clinically suspicious as a tumor. Histological examination of the excised mass demonstrated tissue reaction to degenerating intravascular adult filarial worms. The worms have been identified as a lymphatic filariae, most probably Wuchereria bancrofti. The case report underscores the need to maintain suspicion of genitourinary filarial lesions in non-endemic areas and describes atypical vascular lesions induced by lymphatic filariae.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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