{{Infobox medical condition |name = |synonyms = lymphscrotum or elephantiasis scroti |image = 250px |image_upright = |image_size = 200px |alt = |image_thumbtime = |caption = Elephantiasis caused by infection with a filarial worm circa 1892 |width = |image2 = |image2_upright = |image_size2 = |alt2 = |image_thumbtime2 = |caption2 = |width2 = |pronounce = |pronounce 2 = |specialty = Genitourinary |symptoms = Progressive swelling of the scrotum and surrounding tissues |complications = Buried Penis, Hygiene issues, Permanent tissue damage |onset = |duration = |types = |causes = Genetic, Nematode Infection, Radiotherapy, Trauma |risks = <!-- or |risk= --> |diagnosis = |differential = |prevention = |treatment = Surgical excision and reconstruction |medication = |prognosis = |frequency = <!-- also |incidence= or |prevalence= --> |deaths = |named after = <!-- or |eponym= --> }}
{{Short description|Swelling in the scrotum as a result of chronic lymphatic obstruction}} '''Chyloderma''' is swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Liu |first1=Yi |title=Physical Examination of Anus, Rectum and Genitals |date=2020 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1_47 |work=Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics |pages=227–239 |editor-last=Wan |editor-first=Xue-Hong |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1_47 |isbn=978-981-13-7677-1 |access-date=2023-01-03 |last2=Zeng |first2=Rui |editor2-last=Zeng |editor2-first=Rui|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Obstruction may be caused by infection, such as with a nematode like ''Wuchereria bancrofti'', or long-term Chlamydia trachomatis; genetic conditions like hereditary lymphedema; or as a result of tissue damage either via trauma, lymphnode removal, or radiotherapy.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Maachi |first1=Youssef |last2=Fouimtizi |first2=Jaafar |last3=Salim lalaoui |first3=Amine |last4=slaoui |first4=amine |last5=karmouni |first5=Tariq |last6=El Khader |first6=Khalid |last7=Koutani |first7=Abdellatif |last8=Iben Attya Andaloussi |first8=Ahmed |date=September 2024 |title=Massive scrotal elephantiasis: A case report |journal=Urology Case Reports |language=en |volume=56 |article-number=102804 |doi=10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102804 |pmc=11314419 |pmid=39130693}}</ref> This condition is also known as '''lymphscrotum''' or '''elephantiasis scroti'''.
== See also == thumb|Life cycle of ''Wuchereria bancrofti'', a parasite that causes lymphatic filariasis *Filariasis *Lymphatic system
== References == {{Reflist}}{{Male reproductive system}}
Category:Mammal male reproductive system
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