Extralymphatic disease due to bancroftian filariasis

Infection with Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, or B. timori not only affects the structure and function of lymphatic vessels but is also associated with extralymphatic pathology and disease. Because it is now possible to detect living adult worms by ultrasonography, much emphasis is placed on l...

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Main Authors: G. Dreyer, P. Dreyer, W.F. Piessens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1999-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999001200003

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