Genital filariasis in Minnesota.
Genitourinary filariasis is a well-known entity in most tropical areas. However, filariasis cannot be eliminated from the differential diagnosis of testicular, epididymal, or spermatic cord masses in nontropical climes. We report a case of filariasis of the spermatic cord that manifested as an unexplained scrotal mass in a patient in Rochester, Minnesota.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000469:parasitology*; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification