Scrotal Chylorrhoea: Images of Uncommon Scrotal Fluid Discharge

Chylous discharge or “chylorrhea” from the scrotum secondary to filariasis is an infrequent manifestation. With the availability of effective medical therapy for filariasis, it has become even more unusual. We report on 2 patients who presented to us with a persistent milky white discharge from the...

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Published inUrology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. 1227 - 1228
Main Authors Gupta, Ankush, Dalela, Divakar, Vasudeva, Pawan, Sankhwar, S.N, Goel, Apul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.2009
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Chyle
Genital Diseases, Male - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Scrotum
Urology
Scrotum
Nephrology
Image
Discharge
Urology
Fluid
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Summary:Chylous discharge or “chylorrhea” from the scrotum secondary to filariasis is an infrequent manifestation. With the availability of effective medical therapy for filariasis, it has become even more unusual. We report on 2 patients who presented to us with a persistent milky white discharge from the vesicles on the scrotal surface, which otherwise showed no evidence of elephantiasis.
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ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2009.01.005