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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1028-99332019000500648</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Elefantiasis escrotal. Presentación de un caso en Gambia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Scrotal elephantiasis. Case presentation in the Gambia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Elefantíase escrotal. Apresentação de caso na Gâmbia]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Ávila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Hernán]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Agostinho Neto&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>98</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>648</fpage>
<lpage>658</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000500648&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000500648&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000500648&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se presentó un paciente masculino con 25 años de edad, procedencia rural. Refirió en la cara lateral del hemiescroto derecho secreciones de color amarillo. En los genitales externos presentó una masa de 38 cm de largo y 35 cm de ancho, bordes irregulares, piel circundante edematosa, seca, acartonada, ulcera de 10 x 5 cm, no dolorosa y secreciones blanquecinas y serohemática escasa, pérdida de la anatomía del pene y disuria. Se confirmó el diagnóstico de elefantiasis escrotal secundaria a filariasis. Se aplicó tratamiento con dietilcarbamazina y quirúrgico. El tratamiento posibilitó la curación y la reincorpación social y sexual del paciente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT A 25-year-old male patient was presented, of rural origin to the Urology office of the Royal Victoria National Hospital in the Republic of Gambia. He reported on the lateral side of the right hemiescrot yellow secretions. In the external genitalia it presented a mass of 38 cm long and 35 cm wide, irregular edges, surrounding edematous, dry, cracked skin, ulcer of 10x5 cm, non-painful and whitish secretions and serohematic scarce, loss of penile anatomy and dysuria The diagnosis of scrotal elephantiasis secondary to filariasis was confirmed. Diethylcarbamazine treatment and surgical intervention were applied. The treatment allowed the healing and social and sexual reincorpation of the patient.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Um paciente do sexo masculino, 25 anos, foi apresentado, de origem rural, ao consultório de Urologia do Royal Victoria National Hospital, na República da Gâmbia. Ele relatou no lado lateral das secreções amarelas hemiescrot à direita. Na genitália externa, apresentava massa de 38 cm de comprimento e 35 cm de largura, bordas irregulares, circundando pele edematosa, seca e quebradiça, úlcera de 10x5 cm, secreções não dolorosas e esbranquiçadas e escassez seroemática, perda de anatomia peniana e disúria O diagnóstico de elefantíase escrotal secundária à filariose foi confirmado. Tratamento com dietilcarbamazina e intervenção cirúrgica foram aplicados. O tratamento permitiu a cura e a reincorpação social e sexual do paciente.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[elefantiasis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[edema escrotal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[filariasis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elephantiasis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[scrotal edema]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[filariasis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[elefantíase]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[edema escrotal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[filariose]]></kwd>
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