Brahima Doukouré, Alain Didier Abouna, Gonat Serge Pacôme Dou, Nguiessan Alphonse Aman, Abdoul Koffi, Jean-Marie Diomandé Mohenou Isidore
Anatomic and Cytological Pathology Department, Cocody Teaching Hospital, BP 368 Abidjan 08, Côte d'Ivoire.
Parasitology and Mycology Department, Cocody Teaching Hospital, Côte d'Ivoire.
Case Rep Pathol. 2016;2016:4075162. doi: 10.1155/2016/4075162. Epub 2016 May 23.
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 bancrofti filariasis of the ovary. The anatomopathologic examination is required for the diagnosis of this disease.
卵巢丝虫病是一种罕见疾病,即使在流行地区也存在重大诊断难题。我们报告了一例19岁患者,其因慢性盆腔疼痛发现卵巢囊肿。卵巢切除标本的组织学检查确诊为班氏吴策线虫引起的卵巢丝虫病。该病的诊断需要进行解剖病理学检查。