Lymphatic filariasis presenting as retroperitoneal cyst

Filariasis is endemic in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Lymphatic filariasis presents commonly as hydrocele, lymphocele, lymphadenopathy, pitting edema, elephantiasis, or subclinical microfilaremia. Here, we present a case of filariasis presenting as a retroperitoneal cyst, which...

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Autores principales: Sancheti, Prachi M., Naikwade, Rahul R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Dispatches
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32775296
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tp.TP_73_19
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description Filariasis is endemic in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Lymphatic filariasis presents commonly as hydrocele, lymphocele, lymphadenopathy, pitting edema, elephantiasis, or subclinical microfilaremia. Here, we present a case of filariasis presenting as a retroperitoneal cyst, which was diagnosed on identification of microfilaria in the cyst fluid and cyst wall.
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spelling pubmed-73655082020-08-07 Lymphatic filariasis presenting as retroperitoneal cyst Sancheti, Prachi M. Naikwade, Rahul R. Trop Parasitol Dispatches Filariasis is endemic in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Lymphatic filariasis presents commonly as hydrocele, lymphocele, lymphadenopathy, pitting edema, elephantiasis, or subclinical microfilaremia. Here, we present a case of filariasis presenting as a retroperitoneal cyst, which was diagnosed on identification of microfilaria in the cyst fluid and cyst wall. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020 2020-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7365508/ /pubmed/32775296 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tp.TP_73_19 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Tropical Parasitology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title Lymphatic filariasis presenting as retroperitoneal cyst
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title_short Lymphatic filariasis presenting as retroperitoneal cyst
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365508/
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