Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report
Abstract Lymphatic filariasis is endemic to tropical countries and is the most common cause of acquired lymphedema in the world. Wuchereria bancrofti is the main etiological agent responsible. While the presentation of filariasis in limbs is common, isolated presentation as a single enlarged lymph...
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Lymphatic filariasis is endemic to tropical countries and is the most common cause of acquired lymphedema in the world. Wuchereria bancrofti is the main etiological agent responsible. While the presentation of filariasis in limbs is common, isolated presentation as a single enlarged lymph node in the neck is very rare. We describe a 48-year-old Indian woman, who presented with a hard lymph node in the neck. There was no other significant lymph node enlargement. The overlying skin was erythematous, and no other findings were present on examination. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed a single enlarged lymph node in the left level 2 region, and fine-needle aspiration cytology showed microfilariae with surrounding inflammatory infiltrate. The patient was started on oral diethylcarbamazine and after 2 weeks of therapy, the lymph node enlargement in the neck subsided and the erythema was relieved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-455fd4de77da4bb28e1f71c80af443852022-12-21T21:21:11ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Medical Sciences0253-07161735-36882017-09-01425493496Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case ReportRindu Raveendran0Department of ENT, Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy, Kerala, IndiaAbstract Lymphatic filariasis is endemic to tropical countries and is the most common cause of acquired lymphedema in the world. Wuchereria bancrofti is the main etiological agent responsible. While the presentation of filariasis in limbs is common, isolated presentation as a single enlarged lymph node in the neck is very rare. We describe a 48-year-old Indian woman, who presented with a hard lymph node in the neck. There was no other significant lymph node enlargement. The overlying skin was erythematous, and no other findings were present on examination. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed a single enlarged lymph node in the left level 2 region, and fine-needle aspiration cytology showed microfilariae with surrounding inflammatory infiltrate. The patient was started on oral diethylcarbamazine and after 2 weeks of therapy, the lymph node enlargement in the neck subsided and the erythema was relieved.http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/2842LymphadenopathyLymph node enlargementFilariasisNeck |
| spellingShingle | Rindu Raveendran Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Lymphadenopathy Lymph node enlargement Filariasis Neck |
| title | Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report |
| title_full | Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report |
| title_short | Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report |
| title_sort | lymph node enlargement in neck filariasis as a rare cause a case report |
| topic | Lymphadenopathy Lymph node enlargement Filariasis Neck |
| url | http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/2842 |
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