Microfilaria in a patient of achylous hematuria: A rare finding in urine cytology

Filariasis is a widespread public health problem seen commonly in tropical countries. Microfilariae have been reported in aspiration smears from various sites. However, it is very rare to detect these organisms in voided centrifuged urine cytology. We, report this rare finding in a 25-year-old patie...

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Main Authors: Arvind Ahuja, Presenjit Das, Prashant Durgapal, Ashish Saini, Prem Nath Dogra, Sandeep R Mathur, Venkateswaran K Iyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
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Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=2;spage=147;epage=148;aulast=Ahuja