1. Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: A case report
- Author
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Benjamin G. Koudou, Moses J. Bockarie, Rashid Ansumana, Mackenzie Dome, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Santigie Sesay, Edwin Michael, Andrea L. Covington, Maria P. Rebollo, and Kathryn H. Jacobsen
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Male ,wc_880 ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Veterinary (miscellaneous) ,medicine.disease_cause ,Sierra Leone ,Sierra leone ,Congenital lymphedema ,Elephantiasis, Filarial ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,qx_203 ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Genital Edema ,Wuchereria bancrofti ,Lymphedema ,Child ,Lymphatic filariasis ,wh_700 ,business.industry ,Milroy's disease ,ws_20 ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Surgery ,body regions ,Infectious Diseases ,Lymphatic system ,qx_650 ,Insect Science ,Parasitology ,business - Abstract
We present a case of congenital lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy in Sierra Leone with active filarial infection and penile edema. The genital edema with onset at 6 months of age may have been due to a congenital abnormality in lymphatic drainage. Other possible causes of childhood lymphedema, including Milroy's disease, are discussed.
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- 2014