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...
Main Authors: | G. Dreyer, P. Dreyer, W.F. Piessens |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1999-12-01
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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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