Breast Filariasis Diagnosed by Real Time Sonographic Imaging: A Case Report.
A 30-year-old woman presented with a palpable subcutaneous nodule in the areolar region of the left breast. Sonomammographic examination revealed 2 cystic lesions showing typical "filarial dance" as vigorous twirling movement of multiple curvilinear echoes with mixed red blue color Doppler signals that was non-rhythmic, nonpulsatile, and the characteristic pulse Doppler trace due to irregular worm movement. Real time sonographic demonstration of these typical features is pathognomonic for filariasis, especially in endemic areas and treatment should be initiated without delay on the basis of ultrasound.
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Poonam
P
Sherwani
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Shweta
S
Singhal
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Nidhi
N
Kumar
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Mahender Kaur
MK
Narula
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Rama
R
Anand
Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Om Prakash
OP
Pathania
Eosinophilia; Filariasis; Ultrasound; Worms