Giant scrotal lymphedema of unclear etiology: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Scrotal lymphedema is common in the tropics and subtropics. The giant variants can cause a lot of physical disability and psychological disturbances. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a 25-year-old Nigerian male with giant scrotal lymphedema with severe debilitating symptoms, immobility an...

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Autores principales: Rahman, Ganiyu A, Adigun, Ismaila A, Yusuf, Ibrahim F, Aderibigbe, Adebiyi B, Etonyeaku, Amarachukwu C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-7295
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Scrotal lymphedema is common in the tropics and subtropics. The giant variants can cause a lot of physical disability and psychological disturbances. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a 25-year-old Nigerian male with giant scrotal lymphedema with severe debilitating symptoms, immobility and emotional disturbance. He benefited from a modified Charles' procedure and reconstruction of the penile shaft using a split-thickness skin graft. CONCLUSION: Giant scrotal lymphedema related to poverty, ignorance and neglect, is amenable to surgery. Surgery provides a cosmetically acceptable and functionally satisfying outcome.

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