Abstract

SANCHEZ REDONET, Edel Miguel  and  SALAS CASTILLO, Luis. Vulvar Elephantiasis by Filarias. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2019, vol.45, n.2, e324.  Epub June 12, 2019. ISSN 0138-600X.

In 2000, there were more than 120 million people infected by filarias in the world; some 40 million are disfigured and disabled by the disease. Infestation of the lymph nodes by Wuchereira bancrofti parasite is the most frequent cause of secondary lymphoedema. An unusual case of vulvar elephantiasis due to filariasis is reprted in this paper. The therapeutic alternatives that include pharmacological and surgical treatment are analyzed, in order to consider the latter as a palliative rather than a curative treatment both for lymphedema and for reconstructive surgery.

Keywords : lymphedema; elephantiasis; female genitals; lymphatic filariasis.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )