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It is difficult to make the diagnosis on histopathology alone, more so in view of the fact that the parasite is usually not identified in tissue sections. Identification of microfilariae in night samples of peripheral blood or seropositivity for filarial antigen is requisite for the correct diagnosis.<jats:italic>Case Presentation<\/jats:italic>. A young female presented with progressively increasing vulval swelling over a period of two years. The swelling was soft and measured<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>5<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00d7<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>6<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>\u2009cm. Other possible differential diagnoses were excluded, and ancillary tests were performed to reach a conclusive diagnosis of vulval elephantiasis on histopathology.<jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. Vulval elephantiasis due to filariasis is rare. Its diagnosis on histopathology is more often by exclusion. 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