PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Abdel-Hameed, Ahmed A. AU - Dura, Wieslaw T. AU - Alkhalife, Ibrahim S. TI - An inguinal mass with local vascular lesions induced by a lymphatic filaria DP - 2004 Aug 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 1106--1108 VI - 25 IP - 8 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/25/8/1106.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/25/8/1106.full SO - Saudi Med J2004 Aug 01; 25 AB - A 47-year-old Indian male presented with an inguinal mass clinically suspicious as a tumor. Histological examination of the excised mass demonstrated tissue reaction to degenerating intravascular adult filarial worms. The worms have been identified as a lymphatic filariae, most probably Wuchereria bancrofti. The case report underscores the need to maintain suspicion of genitourinary filarial lesions in non-endemic areas and describes atypical vascular lesions induced by lymphatic filariae.