Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: A case report
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10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.02.007
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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.
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Dome, M. R., Ansumana, R., Covington, A. L., Rebollo, M. P., Sesay, S., Jacobsen, K. H., Souza, D. K. d., Koudou, B. G., Michael, E., & Bockarie, M. J. (2014). Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: A case report. Acta Tropica, 134, 13–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.02.007
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