Volume : 08, Issue : 09, September – 2021
Title:
02.A YOUNG MALE PATIENT WITH BILATERAL VARICOSE VEINS AND RIGHT LIMB ELEPHANTIASIS: ALLIED HOSPITAL FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN
Authors :
Noor-ul-ain*, Talha Bin Saeed, Saleeha Sajjad
Abstract :
The lymphatic filariasis is recurrently instigated by a worm called Wuchereria banchrofti which is an extensively disseminated filarial worm all the way through sultry areas of Asia in addition to Africa. Here presented a case of 33 years old male who presented in the outpatient department (OPD) with complaint of right leg swelling for last 6 years and he felt pain on and off and also had complaint of tortuous dilated vessels involving both lower limbs. The microfilariae were appeared in PBF (peripheral blood film) of patient. The diagnosis of bilateral varicose veins with right limb filarial elephantiasis was made. The patient undertook the varicose ligation of incompetent valves and phlebectomy and then refer to the the plastic surgery for debulking and skin grafting procedure and planned to be initiated on DEC (Diethylcarbamazine Citrate) a drug of selection in such cases of filarial infections.
Keywords: Lymphatic, Elephantiasis, Filariasis, Debulking, Varicose
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Noor-ul-ain et al., A Young Male Patient With Bilateral Varicose Veins And Right Limb Elephantiasis: Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Pakistan.., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(09).
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