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

Saudi Med J. 2004 Aug;25(8):1106-8.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Filariasis / diagnosis*
  • Filariasis / surgery
  • Filarioidea / isolation & purification*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Inguinal Canal
  • Lymphatic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lymphatic Diseases / pathology
  • Lymphatic Diseases / surgery
  • Lymphatic Vessels / parasitology*
  • Lymphatic Vessels / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / methods