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

Mackenzie Dome; Rashid Ansumana; Andrea L. Covington; Maria Rebollo; Santigie Sesay; Kathryn H. Jacobsen; Dziedzom K. de Souza; Benjamin Koudou; Edwin Michael; Moses Bockarie

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.02.007

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

Mackenzie Dome, Rashid Ansumana, Andrea L. Covington, Maria Rebollo, Santigie Sesay, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Benjamin Koudou, Edwin Michael, Moses Bockarie

Tropical Disease Biology

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-16
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Tropica
Volume	134
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.02.007
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2014

Keywords

Child
Complications
Filarial elephantiasis
Lymphatic filariasis
Lymphedema
Milroy's disease

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

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