Filariasis presenting as acute abdominal pain: The role of imaging and image-guided intervention in diagnosis

Filariasis is an endemic infection seen in tropical and subtropical regions of the world that presents with lymphatic dysfunction in the form of lymphocoele, hydrocoele, chyluria, or groin lymphadenovarix. We report a case of filariasis with the unusual presentation of acute abdominal pain in which...

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Autores principales: Metha, Natasha N., Dalavi, Vashali S., Mehta, Nikit P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398130
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1125
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description Filariasis is an endemic infection seen in tropical and subtropical regions of the world that presents with lymphatic dysfunction in the form of lymphocoele, hydrocoele, chyluria, or groin lymphadenovarix. We report a case of filariasis with the unusual presentation of acute abdominal pain in which radiographic imaging modalities played a crucial role in diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-49211662016-07-08 Filariasis presenting as acute abdominal pain: The role of imaging and image-guided intervention in diagnosis Metha, Natasha N. Dalavi, Vashali S. Mehta, Nikit P. Radiol Case Rep Article Filariasis is an endemic infection seen in tropical and subtropical regions of the world that presents with lymphatic dysfunction in the form of lymphocoele, hydrocoele, chyluria, or groin lymphadenovarix. We report a case of filariasis with the unusual presentation of acute abdominal pain in which radiographic imaging modalities played a crucial role in diagnosis. Elsevier 2016-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4921166/ /pubmed/27398130 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1125 Text en © 2015 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_full Filariasis presenting as acute abdominal pain: The role of imaging and image-guided intervention in diagnosis
title_fullStr Filariasis presenting as acute abdominal pain: The role of imaging and image-guided intervention in diagnosis
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title_short Filariasis presenting as acute abdominal pain: The role of imaging and image-guided intervention in diagnosis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398130
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1125
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