Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry?
We report an interesting case of Bancroftian filariasis diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology in a young female hailing from a non-endemic hilly area of India, who presented with a subcutaneous swelling on the left forearm. This is an unusual extra-lymphatic site to harbor filarial infestatio...
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| author | Shivanee Sharma Pooja S. Kala Avneesh Malviya Anjali Lakhani Naveen Chandra |
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| description | We report an interesting case of Bancroftian filariasis diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology in a young female hailing from a non-endemic hilly area of India, who presented with a subcutaneous swelling on the left forearm. This is an unusual extra-lymphatic site to harbor filarial infestation and the cytology smears showed adult worms, eggs, and microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ddd27c87fc794602ab174f0fc80c8da62025-08-20T02:48:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352024-11-0113115370537310.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_533_24Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry?Shivanee SharmaPooja S. KalaAvneesh MalviyaAnjali LakhaniNaveen ChandraWe report an interesting case of Bancroftian filariasis diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology in a young female hailing from a non-endemic hilly area of India, who presented with a subcutaneous swelling on the left forearm. This is an unusual extra-lymphatic site to harbor filarial infestation and the cytology smears showed adult worms, eggs, and microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_533_24cytologyextra-lymphaticfnacforearmindiamicrofilariawuchereria bancrofti |
| spellingShingle | Shivanee Sharma Pooja S. Kala Avneesh Malviya Anjali Lakhani Naveen Chandra Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry? Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care cytology extra-lymphatic fnac forearm india microfilaria wuchereria bancrofti |
| title | Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry? |
| title_full | Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry? |
| title_fullStr | Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry? |
| title_short | Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry? |
| title_sort | incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non endemic area need to worry |
| topic | cytology extra-lymphatic fnac forearm india microfilaria wuchereria bancrofti |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_533_24 |
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