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Lymphatic Filariasis of the Ovary and Mesosalpinx
Author(s) -
Sethi Seema,
Misra Kiran,
Singh Usha Rani,
Kumar Dilip
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2001.tb01271.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphatic filariasis , ovary , filariasis , histopathology , lymphatic system , surgery , gynecology , general surgery , pathology , helminths , immunology
We report 2 cases of filariasis, one in the ovary and the other in the mesosalpinx. In the first case, the patient underwent panhystrectomy and in the second case, right ovarian cystectomy with right salpingectomy were performed under general anaesthesia. Histopathology showed adult filarial worms in the dilated lymphatics of the right ovary, in the first case and in the mesosalpinx, in the second case. Both patients presented with complaints related to gynecological problems and not filariasis. Reports of filariasis in the literature and possible treatments and prevention strategies are also discussed.