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Vulval elephantiasis as a result of tubercular lymphadenitis: two case reports and a review of the literature.

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Elephantiasis as a result of chronic lymphedema is characterized by gross enlargement of the arms, legs or genitalia, and occurs due to a variety of obstructive diseases of the lymphatic system. Genital elephantiasis usually follows common filariasis and lymphogranuloma venereum. It may follow granuloma inguinale, carcinomas, lymph node dissection or irradiation and tuberculosis but this happens rarely. Vulval elephantiasis as a consequence of extensive lymph node destruction by tuberculosis is very rare. We present two very unusual cases of vulval elephantiasis due to tuberculous destruction of the inguinal lymph nodes.

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Journal
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Journal of medical case reports
Volume
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4
Number of Pages
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369
Date Published
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2010
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https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1752-1947-4-369
DOI
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10.1186/1752-1947-4-369
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J Med Case Rep
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