Wijaya Indra, Pangestu Winfrey
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Pelita Harapan - Siloam Hospital Lippo Village, Banten, Indonesia.
Acta Med Indones. 2016 Jul;48(3):239-241.
A 51-year-old male came with the complaint of recurrent swelling in the scrotum and legs. Swelling of the scrotum first appeared 17 years ago in the left scrotum approximately the same size as an apple and underwent surgery. However, 2 years after surgery, the swelling reemerged and gradually increase in size in both scrotums. Left leg swelling began to emerge 5 years ago followed by right leg 3 years after. The patient lives in Sarmi regency Papua province (endemic).
一名51岁男性因阴囊和腿部反复肿胀前来就诊。阴囊肿胀于17年前首次出现在左侧阴囊,大小约如苹果,接受了手术。然而,术后2年肿胀复发,且双侧阴囊逐渐增大。左腿肿胀于5年前开始出现,随后右腿在3年后出现肿胀。患者居住在巴布亚省萨尔米县(地方病流行区)。