A Rare Case of Ovarian Filariasis in Abidjan

Ovarian filariasis is an exceptional disease and displays a major diagnostic problem even in endemic areas. We reported the case of a 19-year-old patient who had ovarian cyst which was revealed by chronic pelvic pain. The histological examination of oophorectomy specimen led to the Wuchereria bancro...

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Autores principales: Brahima, Doukouré, Alain Didier, Abouna, Gonat Serge Pacôme, Dou, Nguiessan Alphonse, Aman, Abdoul, Koffi, Jean-Marie, Diomandé Mohenou Isidore
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4075162
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Sumario:Ovarian filariasis is an exceptional disease and displays a major diagnostic problem even in endemic areas. We reported the case of a 19-year-old patient who had ovarian cyst which was revealed by chronic pelvic pain. The histological examination of oophorectomy specimen led to the Wuchereria bancrofti filariasis of the ovary. The anatomopathologic examination is required for the diagnosis of this disease.

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