Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: A case report.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Dome, Mackenzie; Ansumana, Rashid; Covington, Andrea L.; Rebollo, Maria P.; Sesay, Santigie; Jacobsen, Kathryn H.; de Souza, Dziedzom K.; Koudou, Benjamin G.; Michael, Edwin; Bockarie, Moses J.
- Source
- Acta Tropica. Jun2014, Vol. 134, p13-16. 4p.
- Subject
- *LYMPHEDEMA
*INFECTIOUS disease transmission
*JUVENILE diseases
*HEALTH outcome assessment
- Language
- ISSN
- 0001-706X
Highlights: [•] A 7-year-old boy presented with right leg lymphedema and penile deformity. [•] The lymphedema was congenital; penile deformity was present by age 6 months. [•] The boy's condition improved following treatment for W. bancrofti. [•] Milroy's disease is a possible diagnosis. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]