Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate
Wuchereria bancrofti is endemic in many parts of of south east asia including india. The parasite is reported previously in many aspirate cytology smears, however its rare to find this parasite in bone marrow aspirate smear and even rare is it association with aplastic anemia. We report here a case...
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doaj-e45544bf47684d13b2a2d058294dff282020-11-24T23:02:53ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062012-03-0141e2012019e201201910.4084/mjhid.2012.019295Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirateNarender Tejwnai0Seema Tyagi1Jasmita Dass2All India Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Hwmatology Ansari nagar New DelhiAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Hwmatology Ansari nagar New DelhiAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Hwmatology Ansari nagar New DelhiWuchereria bancrofti is endemic in many parts of of south east asia including india. The parasite is reported previously in many aspirate cytology smears, however its rare to find this parasite in bone marrow aspirate smear and even rare is it association with aplastic anemia. We report here a case presenting with symptoms related to bone marrow failure and incidentally detected to have microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti. The case is reported because of this rare association.http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/403FilariasisAplsatic anemiaHypoplasia |
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Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate |
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Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate |
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Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate |
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Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate |
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Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate |
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aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate |
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Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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Wuchereria bancrofti is endemic in many parts of of south east asia including india. The parasite is reported previously in many aspirate cytology smears, however its rare to find this parasite in bone marrow aspirate smear and even rare is it association with aplastic anemia. We report here a case presenting with symptoms related to bone marrow failure and incidentally detected to have microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti. The case is reported because of this rare association. |
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Filariasis Aplsatic anemia Hypoplasia |
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