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Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: A case report
- Source :
- Acta Tropica. 134:13-16
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2014.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Male
wc_880
medicine.medical_specialty
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
medicine.disease_cause
Sierra Leone
Sierra leone
Congenital lymphedema
Elephantiasis, Filarial
hemic and lymphatic diseases
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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
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0001706X
- Volume :
- 134
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Tropica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4317b7a05a24c65e0b05790f78f18057