Incidental demonstration of filaria saved a child from pyrexia of unknown origin: Report of an interesting case

Incidental demonstration of filaria saved a child from pyrexia of unknown origin: Report of an interesting case

Filariasis is endemic in tropical countries. Though commonly affects lymphatic system, the majority are asymptomatic and even amicrofilaremic, i.e. may not show microfilariae in blood. Uncommonly, filaria may affect other body tissues. Herein, we report a case where a 10-year-old boy form Orissa pre...

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Main Authors: Anindya Adhikari, Palash Kumar Mandal, Krishnendu Haldar, Sanjay Sengupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU
Subjects:
Filaria
incidental
pyrexia of unknown origin
Online Access:http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2015;volume=8;issue=2;spage=153;epage=155;aulast=Adhikari

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