Filariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Report
Background: Despite increased immigration to the United States from endemic areas, the diagnosis of microfilariasis in this country remains infrequent. This disease may occasionally present as a breast mass, in the absence of other clinical findings.
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doaj-653e4aee74df4f6591c70c702f9378142020-11-24T23:04:55ZengHindawi LimitedInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology1064-74491098-09971995-01-013624524710.1155/S106474499500072XFilariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case ReportMelanie Lau0Pamela Tauchi1Milton Kim2Francis Liu3Thomas Namiki4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USAThe Queen's Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Kapiolani Women and Children's Medical Center, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USADivision of Infectious Disease, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USABackground: Despite increased immigration to the United States from endemic areas, the diagnosis of microfilariasis in this country remains infrequent. This disease may occasionally present as a breast mass, in the absence of other clinical findings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S106474499500072X |
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Melanie Lau Pamela Tauchi Milton Kim Francis Liu Thomas Namiki Filariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Report Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Melanie Lau Pamela Tauchi Milton Kim Francis Liu Thomas Namiki |
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Filariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Report |
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Filariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Report |
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Filariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Report |
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Filariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Report |
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Filariasis of the Breast in a Pregnant Woman Diagnosed by Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Report |
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filariasis of the breast in a pregnant woman diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology: a case report |
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Hindawi Limited |
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Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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1064-7449 1098-0997 |
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1995-01-01 |
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Background: Despite increased immigration to the United States from endemic areas, the diagnosis
of microfilariasis in this country remains infrequent. This disease may occasionally present as a breast mass, in the absence of other clinical findings. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S106474499500072X |
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