Bancroftian filarial pleural effusion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This paper describes a case of filarial pleural effusion, the fifth such to be reported. Microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti were detected in the pleural fluid on cytological examination. There was a prompt and complete response to treatment with diethylcarbamazine. There were, however, no symptoms and signs of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia nor any peripheral eosinophilia.
Medical subject headings
- Elephantiasis, Filarial
- Pleural Effusion
- Wuchereria bancrofti