Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry?

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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Main Authors: Shivanee Sharma, Pooja S. Kala, Avneesh Malviya, Anjali Lakhani, Naveen Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
cytology
extra-lymphatic
fnac
forearm
india
microfilaria
wuchereria bancrofti
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_533_24
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