Pathogenesis of filarial hydrocele: Risk associated with intrascrotal nodules caused by death of adult Wuchereria bancrofti

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 561-566

  Noroes, Joaquim ^a   Addiss, David ^b   Cedenho, Agnaldo ^c   Figueredo Silva, Jose ^d   Lima, Guilherme ^e   Dreyer, Gerusa ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Lab de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute hydrocele; Bancroftian filariasis; Brazil; Chronic hydrocele; Diethylcarbamazine; Histopathology; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INCIDENCE; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCROTUM DISORDER; TESTIS BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; BIOPSY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ELEPHANTIASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCROTUM; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 7244258889     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80029-9     Document Type: Article

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