Case report: Filariasis presenting as an intra-abdominal cyst.

Indian J Radiol Imaging

Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Published: January 2011

Filariasis is an endemic infection seen in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, presenting with lymphatic dysfunction in the form of lymphocele, hydrocele, chyluria, or groin lymphadenovarix. We report a rare presentation of filariasis as an intra-abdominal cystic mass.

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