Guillozet N
Arch Intern Med. 1979 Sep;139(9):1057-9.
Arm lymphedema associated with shoulder pain and axillary lymphadenopathy was diagnosed in a 40-year-old California man. This is an unusual domestic presentation of filariasis, an endemic tropical disease that is often asymptomatic and undiagnosed. Prognosis for recovery is excellent with the diethylcarbamazine citrate treatment indicated for hemoparasitemia.
一名40岁的加利福尼亚男子被诊断出患有与肩部疼痛和腋窝淋巴结病相关的手臂淋巴水肿。这是丝虫病在国内不常见的表现，丝虫病是一种地方性热带疾病，通常无症状且未被诊断出来。使用枸橼酸乙胺嗪治疗血寄生虫血症，恢复预后良好。
