Open AccessPrimary chylous lymphangiectasia of female genitalia
Author(s) -
Pradeep Balasubramanian,
K Akila,
CR Srinivas,
KK Kamaleshwar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_76_19
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphangiectasia , chylous ascites , obstetrics , chyle , pathology , lymphatic system , complication
We report a case of a 50-year-old female who presented with multiple thick-walled vesicles involving the labia majora and minora which started developing at the age of 10 year. The vesicles extruded milky white fluid when punctured. Biochemical analysis of the fluid was consistent with chyle. Lymphoscintigraphy showed reflux of the radioactive tracer into the genitalia, thus confirming the diagnosis of primary chylous lymphangiectasia. The patient was not willing to undergo definitive surgical treatment. We report the case considering the rarity and to depict the usage of biochemical analysis of the vesicular content and lymphoscintigraphy to detect this entity.