1.
Acta Trop
; 134: 13-6, 2014 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24561072
RESUMO
We present a case of congenital lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy in Sierra Leone with active filarial infection and penile edema. The genital edema with onset at 6 months of age may have been due to a congenital abnormality in lymphatic drainage. Other possible causes of childhood lymphedema, including Milroy's disease, are discussed.
Assuntos
Filariose Linfática/diagnóstico , Filariose Linfática/patologia , Linfedema/patologia , Wuchereria bancrofti/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Criança , Filariose Linfática/congênito , Filariose Linfática/parasitologia , Humanos , Linfedema/congênito , Linfedema/etiologia , Masculino , Serra Leoa
2.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 19(7): 1108-10, 2013 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23764023
RESUMO
We diagnosed 400 possible IgM-positive cases of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone, during July 2012-January 2013 by using lateral flow immunoassays. Cases detected likely represent only a small fraction of total cases. Further laboratory testing is required to confirm this outbreak and characterize the virus.