title: Lymphatic filariasis of the ovary and mesosalpinx.
abstract: We report 2 cases of filariasis, one in the ovary and the other in the mesosalpinx. In the first case, the patient underwent panhystrectomy and in the second case, right ovarian cystectomy with right salpingectomy were performed under general anaesthesia. Histopathology showed adult filarial worms in the dilated lymphatics of the right ovary, in the first case and in the mesosalpinx, in the second case. Both patients presented with complaints related to gynecological problems and not filariasis. Reports of filariasis in the literature and possible treatments and prevention strategies are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: U R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000469:parasitology; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology