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This image depicts a left lateral view of a patient, who had presented with massive edema of the penis and scrotum, which had been due to a filarial infection caused by an invasive nematode worm of the superfamily Filarioidea. Lymphatic filariasis, considered globally as a neglected tropical disease, is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms. The adult worms only live in the human lymphatic system. The lymphatic system helps maintain the body's fluid balance, and fights infections. Lymphatic filariasis is spread from person-to-person by mosquitoes. People with the disease can suffer from lymphedema and elephantiasis and in men, swelling of the scrotum, called hydrocele.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Susan Lindsley
Creation Date: 1977
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