Subcutaneous nodule produced by Wuchereria bancrofti
Rodríguez, B.; Troper, L.; Arroyo, R.; Mora, J.
Boletin Chileno de Parasitologia 33(1-2): 35-36
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-9402 PMID: 367385 Document Number: 138494
A Black woman, aged 18 years, in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, developed a nodule measuring 2.5 X 1 cm on the arm. On excision it was found to contain adult Wuchereria bancrofti.
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