title: Ultrasound diagnosis of filarial funiculoepididymitis.
abstract: Genital presentation of filarial disease is not uncommon in endemic areas of the world. Acute, febrile illness involving the epididymis and spermatic cord (funiculoepididymitis) is one of many such presentations. With an internationally mobile society, physicians today, even in nonendemic areas, may encounter patients with filarial infestations. We report the first case of presumptive diagnosis of this disease using scrotal ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, USA.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Sanusi
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Venable
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005368:Filariasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti