Giant scrotal elephantiasis in a migrant from Niger

Pierre-Yves Mathonet; Antoine Altdorfer; Benoît Pirotte

doi:10.1007/s10096-021-04319-x

Giant scrotal elephantiasis in a migrant from Niger

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Jan;41(1):133-135. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04319-x. Epub 2021 Jul 31.

Authors

Pierre-Yves Mathonet¹, Antoine Altdorfer², Benoît Pirotte²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Department, CHR Citadelle Hospital Liège, Liège, Belgium. pyves.mathonet@gmail.com.
² Infectious Diseases Department, CHR Citadelle Hospital Liège, Liège, Belgium.

PMID: 34331601
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-021-04319-x

Abstract

We hereby describe the case of a giant scrotal elephantiasis due to infection by Wuchereria bancrofti, imported in Belgium. We briefly discuss diagnostic methods, their subtlety, and therapeutic possibilities.

Keywords: Elephantiasis; Hydrocele; Tropical disease; Wuchereria bancrofti.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Belgium
Elephantiasis / parasitology*
Elephantiasis / surgery
Elephantiasis, Filarial / parasitology*
Humans
Male
Niger
Scrotum / parasitology*
Scrotum / surgery
Transients and Migrants
Travel
Wuchereria bancrofti / genetics
Wuchereria bancrofti / isolation & purification
Wuchereria bancrofti / physiology*