A Rare Case of Ovarian Filariasis in Abidjan

• Main Authors: Doukouré Brahima (Author), Abouna Alain Didier (Author), Dou Gonat Serge Pacôme (Author), Aman Nguiessan Alphonse (Author), Koffi Abdoul (Author), Diomandé Mohenou Isidore Jean-Marie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ovarian filariasis is an exceptional disease and displays a major diagnostic problem even in endemic areas. We reported the case of a 19-year-old patient who had ovarian cyst which was revealed by chronic pelvic pain. The histological examination of oophorectomy specimen led to the Wuchereria bancro...