Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan
Introduction: Chyluria is characterized by the passage of milky urine resulting from abnormal lymphatic drainage into the urinary tract. In parasitic cases, it is commonly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and has varying severities. Diagnosis relies on clinical, laboratory, and radiological assessment...
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| description | Introduction: Chyluria is characterized by the passage of milky urine resulting from abnormal lymphatic drainage into the urinary tract. In parasitic cases, it is commonly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and has varying severities. Diagnosis relies on clinical, laboratory, and radiological assessments, with treatment options spanning dietary modifications to surgical interventions. Case presentation: A 43-year-old male presented with chyluria for one year. He received medical treatment for filariasis without response. sclerotherapy with 5 % povidone Iodine was done successfully. Conclusion: Severe cases of chyluria can be treated successfully with povidone Iodine 5 %. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dbfb970e5cce41e491ff3e96cf2a8e1b2025-08-20T02:58:51ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202025-03-015910296110.1016/j.eucr.2025.102961Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from SudanEltahir Ahmed Eltahir0Ghassan Mahmoud Mohammed Yousuf1Walyeldin Elnour Mohamed Elfakey2Moneer Ali Abdallah3Muna Mohammed Ahmed Hamid Ahmed4University of Elfashir, Darfur, Sudan; Kampala International University (KIU), Uganda; Corresponding author. University of Elfashir, Darfur, Sudan.Faculty of Medicine, University of Sinnar, Sennar, SudanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Uganda; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bahri, SudanFaculty of Medicine Al Neelain University, Khartoum, SudanUniversity of Elfashir, Darfur, Sudan; Kampala International University (KIU), UgandaIntroduction: Chyluria is characterized by the passage of milky urine resulting from abnormal lymphatic drainage into the urinary tract. In parasitic cases, it is commonly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and has varying severities. Diagnosis relies on clinical, laboratory, and radiological assessments, with treatment options spanning dietary modifications to surgical interventions. Case presentation: A 43-year-old male presented with chyluria for one year. He received medical treatment for filariasis without response. sclerotherapy with 5 % povidone Iodine was done successfully. Conclusion: Severe cases of chyluria can be treated successfully with povidone Iodine 5 %.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025000324ChyluriaWuchereria bancroftiSclerotherapyPovidone-iodine |
| spellingShingle | Eltahir Ahmed Eltahir Ghassan Mahmoud Mohammed Yousuf Walyeldin Elnour Mohamed Elfakey Moneer Ali Abdallah Muna Mohammed Ahmed Hamid Ahmed Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan Urology Case Reports Chyluria Wuchereria bancrofti Sclerotherapy Povidone-iodine |
| title | Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan |
| title_full | Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan |
| title_short | Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan |
| title_sort | severe filarial chyluria managed successfully with sclerotherapy a case report from sudan |
| topic | Chyluria Wuchereria bancrofti Sclerotherapy Povidone-iodine |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025000324 |
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