Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in the dentigerous cystic fluid: an unusual presentation.

Agrawal, K; Mekhala, A; Chitra, S; Narasimhan, R; Ratnakar, C · Ann Plast Surg · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

An unexpected and unusual presence of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in the cystic fluid of a maxillary dentigerous cyst in an 8-year-old boy is being reported for the first time. This was an incidental finding during routine fine-needle aspiration cytological examination.

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