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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(01): 18-20
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.76048
Abdominal

Case report: Filariasis presenting as an intra-abdominal cyst

Abhay K Kapoor
Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Sunil Kumar Puri
Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Ankur Arora
Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Lalendra Upreti
Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Amrender S Puri
Department of Gastroenterology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Filariasis is an endemic infection seen in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, presenting with lymphatic dysfunction in the form of lymphocele, hydrocele, chyluria, or groin lymphadenovarix. We report a rare presentation of filariasis as an intra-abdominal cystic mass.

Keywords

Abdominal cyst - filaria - lymphadenovarix


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31 July 2021

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