TY - JOUR ID - 40470 TI - Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Raveendran, Rindu AD - Department of ENT, Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy, Kerala, India Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 42 IS - 5 SP - 493 EP - 496 KW - Lymphadenopathy KW - Lymph node enlargement KW - Filariasis KW - Neck DO - N2 - Lymphatic filariasis is endemic to tropical countries and is the most common cause of acquired lymphedema in the world. Wuchereria bancrofti is the main etiological agent responsible. While the presentation of filariasis in limbs is common, isolated presentation as a single enlarged lymph node in the neck is very rare. We describe a 48-year-old Indian woman, who presented with a hard lymph node in the neck. There was no other significant lymph node enlargement. The overlying skin was erythematous, and no other findings were present on examination. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed a single enlarged lymph node in the left level 2 region, and fine-needle aspiration cytology showed microfilariae with surrounding inflammatory infiltrate. The patient was started on oral diethylcarbamazine and after 2 weeks of therapy, the lymph node enlargement in the neck subsided and the erythema was relieved. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_40470.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_40470_46a1e4101656e3e88cb54d51ee8b7883.pdf ER -