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18626459

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
A 42 year old male individual having a hugely distended scrotum and barely perceptible penis, unable to maintain his livelihood on account of his handicap and socially withdrawn for the fear of humiliation, got admitted into the Surgery department of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital in August 5, 2007. The person had been carrying the so called curse for the last four years. On the basis of clinical, serological and haematological examinations, diagnosis was established as lymphatic filariasis causing elephantiasis of the scrotum. After assessment for operative feasibility, the patient underwent an operation in August 20, 2007 during which, ligation of both the spermatic cords, excision of the scrotum along with the testicles and reposition of the penile shaft into the anterior pelvic wall in the subcutaneous plane (Fleying procedure) was performed. The scrotum measured about 36 inches in diameter and weighed 40 kgs after excision. Histopathological examination of the scrotal skin confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was released without any complication, on the 11th post operative day after removal of stitches, with indwelling urethral catheter. He was prescribed Doxicycline for the next 8 weeks, a drug which has been found to be effective in treating filariasis in a number of studies, and acts by killing a symbiotic bacteria necessary for the survival of the worm. Follow up after 3 months was uneventful.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1022-4742
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
201-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Giant penoscrotal filariasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. drgafur11@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports