An inguinal mass with local vascular lesions induced by a lymphatic filaria

Authors

• Ahmed A. Abdel-Hameed, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 4671013. Fax. +966 (1) 4672462. E-mail: aadeel{at}ksu.edu.sa
• Wieslaw T. Dura, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Ibrahim S. Alkhalife, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

A 47-year-old Indian male presented with an inguinal mass clinically suspicious as a tumor. Histological examination of the excised mass demonstrated tissue reaction to degenerating intravascular adult filarial worms. The worms have been identified as a lymphatic filariae, most probably Wuchereria bancrofti. The case report underscores the need to maintain suspicion of genitourinary filarial lesions in non-endemic areas and describes atypical vascular lesions induced by lymphatic filariae.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1106

Last Page

1108

Recommended Citation

Abdel-Hameed, Ahmed A.; Dura, Wieslaw T.; and Alkhalife, Ibrahim S. (2004) "An inguinal mass with local vascular lesions induced by a lymphatic filaria," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 25: Iss. 8, Article 26.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2518