Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: a case report

Acta Trop. 2014 Jun:134:13-6. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.02.007. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

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.

Keywords: Child; Complications; Filarial elephantiasis; Lymphatic filariasis; Lymphedema; Milroy's disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Child
  • Elephantiasis, Filarial / congenital
  • Elephantiasis, Filarial / diagnosis*
  • Elephantiasis, Filarial / parasitology
  • Elephantiasis, Filarial / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphedema / congenital
  • Lymphedema / etiology
  • Lymphedema / pathology*
  • Male
  • Sierra Leone
  • Wuchereria bancrofti / isolation & purification*