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Breast Filariasis Diagnosed by Real Time Sonographic Imaging: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: A 30-year-old woman presented with a palpable subcutaneous nodule in the areolar region of the left breast. Sonomammographic examination revealed 2 cystic lesions showing typical "filarial dance" as vigorous twirling movement of multiple curvilinear echoes with mixed red blue color Doppler signals that was non-rhythmic, nonpulsatile, and the characteristic pulse Doppler trace due to irregular worm movement. Real time sonographic demonstration of these typical features is pathognomonic for filariasis, especially in endemic areas and treatment should be initiated without delay on the basis of ultrasound.

SUBMITTER: Sherwani P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4835870 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Breast Filariasis Diagnosed by Real Time Sonographic Imaging: A Case Report.

Sherwani Poonam P Singhal Shweta S Kumar Nidhi N Narula Mahender Kaur MK Anand Rama R Pathania Om Prakash OP

Iranian journal of radiology : a quarterly journal published by the Iranian Radiological Society 20160102 1

A 30-year-old woman presented with a palpable subcutaneous nodule in the areolar region of the left breast. Sonomammographic examination revealed 2 cystic lesions showing typical "filarial dance" as vigorous twirling movement of multiple curvilinear echoes with mixed red blue color Doppler signals that was non-rhythmic, nonpulsatile, and the characteristic pulse Doppler trace due to irregular worm movement. Real time sonographic demonstration of these typical features is pathognomonic for filari ...[more]

PMID: 27110331

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