Genital manifestations of lymphatic filariasis (genital LF) are a significant cause of
disfigurement and disability in the developing world. Surgery is the standard treatment; …

Emerging evidence over the past decade has implicated helminth infections as important yet
stealth causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes and impaired women's reproductive health …

Treatment options for the major human filariases are predicated on an understanding of the
diseases themselves and the history of control efforts. In this chapter, we provide an …

Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito-transmitted nematode parasite infection. Adult worms live
in the host lymphatic system for years causing lymphatic dysfunction. Clinical disease …

Genital elephantiasis is caused by a variety of infective and non infective causes leading to
blockage of lymphatic. We are presenting a rare case of recurrent unilateral vulval …

Sir, With interest we read the article by Kulkarni et al.,[1] and appreciate their efforts to
validate rocuronium 0.9 mg as better alternative to succinylcholine for moderate duration …

Figure 1: Illustration d'éléphantiasis scrotal par l'artiste Maître d'Egerton, issue de l'ouvrage
Livre des merveilles du mondes rédigé par Jean de Mandeville Figure 2: Illustration …

Clinical aspect: It presents with a sudden onset of circumscribed and evanescent areas of
edema involving both the skin and the mucosa of the genital area (Figures 3.1. 1 and 3.1. 2) …

The article presents a case study of an Indian tribal woman who was taken to the emergency
department due to severe intolerable pain in her vulva. The patient had a history of the mass …

Genital filariasis is an uncommon infectious entity in the western world. It has characteristic
clinical features and a well-recognized endemic area that causes typical histological …