A 20-year-old man from rural Nigeria presents with bilateral groin swelling. Examination reveals bilateral inguinal and femoral lymphadenopathy with r...

Question

A 20-year-old man from rural Nigeria presents with bilateral groin swelling. Examination reveals bilateral inguinal and femoral lymphadenopathy with redundant skin folds hanging from the inguinal region (hanging groin). What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

Chronic onchocerciasis with lymphadenopathy and dermal atrophy causing hanging groin

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Inguinal hernia

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Lymphatic filariasis

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Lymphogranuloma venereum

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Tuberculosis of inguinal lymph nodes

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Onchocercal Hanging Groin

A 20-year-old man from rural Nigeria presents with bilateral groin swelling. Examination reveals bilateral inguinal and femoral lymphadenopathy with redundant skin folds hanging from the inguinal region (hanging groin). What is the most likely cause?