Filariasis presenting as a scrotal nodule in a 2 year old child:A case report

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作者：
Kiran Yagain [1 ]
Mary Mathew [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Pathology,Kasturba Medical College,Manipal
来源：
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine | 2011年 / 4卷 / 02期
关键词：
Filariasis; Scrotum; India;
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R725.3 [小儿寄生虫病];
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100202 ;
摘要：
A two year old boy from southwestern village of India presented with a 2 cm×1 cm size swelling in scrotum for 8 months.It was excised surgically and the histopathological examination revealed a gravid filarial worm.The occurrence of adult filarial worm in 2 year old boy signifies the endemicity and high larval load of insect vectors in western coast of south India.
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