Unusual presentation of filariasis as an abscess: A case report
Bancroftian filariasis, a tropical and subtropical disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, is transmitted by the culex mosquito. The disease is conventionally diagnosed by the demonstration of microfilaria in peripheral blood smear. Microfilaria and adult filarial worms have been incidentally detect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cytology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2016;volume=33;issue=1;spage=46;epage=48;aulast=Ahuja |