A 32-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of Congo presents with unilateral painless scrotal swelling that has been increasing over 2 years. Exam...

Question

A 32-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of Congo presents with unilateral painless scrotal swelling that has been increasing over 2 years. Examination reveals a large, non-tender hydrocele. Nocturnal blood film is negative for microfilariae. Filarial antigen card test (ICT) is positive. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Bancroftian filariasis with chronic hydrocele

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Epididymal tuberculosis

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Testicular tumour

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Inguinal hernia

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Brugian filariasis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Chronic Bancroftian Filariasis