Microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti in ascitic fluid
Handa, R.; Gupta, R.; Wig, N.; Aggarwal, P.; Wali, J.P.
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences 50(10): 368-369
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5359 PMID: 9057373 Document Number: 461563
We have presented a patient with ascites who demonstrated bancroftian microfilariae in the ascitic fluid. Such a presentation is exceedingly uncommon.
Document emailed within 1 workday
Related Documents
Jemaneh, L.; Kebede, D. 1995: Periodicity of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in south western Ethiopia Ethiopian Medical Journal 33(2): 125-128Araujo, A.C.; Souto-Padron, T.; de Souza, W. 1994: Cytochemical analysis of the sheath of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi Tropical Medicine and Parasitology: Official Organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit 45(4): 347-351
Misra, S.; Mohapatra, T.M.; Rathaur, S. 1993: Wuchereria bancrofti: identification of parasitic acetylcholinesterase in microfilariae infected human serum Tropical Medicine and Parasitology: Official Organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit 44(2): 75-78
Zielke, E. 1992: On the uptake of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in vector mosquitoes of different susceptibility to filarial infections Angewandte Parasitologie 33(2): 91-95
Kapila, K.; Verma, K. 1986: Coexistent metastatic malignant melanoma cells and Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in urinary sediment Acta Cytologica 30(6): 696-697
el Bassiouny, A.E.; el Gammal, N.E.; Mahmoud, A.M. 1993: Isolation and concentration of microfilariae from peripheral blood of Wuchereria bancrofti infected patients by density gradient centrifugation Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 23(1): 255-261
Supali, T.; Ismid, I.Suhariah.; Rückert, P.; Fischer, P. 2002: Treatment of Brugia timori and Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Indonesia using DEC or a combination of DEC and albendazole: adverse reactions and short-term effects on microfilariae Tropical Medicine and International Health: Tm and Ih 7(10): 894-901
Simonsen, P.E. 1983: Immune reactions to Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Tanzania. I. Serum-mediated adherence of leucocytes to microfilariae in vitro, using serum from different groups of patients Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 77(6): 829-833
Rodríguez, B.; Troper, L.; Arroyo, R.; Mora, J. 1978: Subcutaneous nodule produced by Wuchereria bancrofti Boletin Chileno de Parasitologia 33(1-2): 35-36
Gatika, S.M.; Fujimaki, Y.; Njuguna, M.N.; Gachihi, G.S.; Mbugua, J.M. 1994: The microfilarial periodic pattern of Wuchereria bancrofti in Kenya Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 97(1): 60-64
Cross, J.H.; Partono, F.; Hsu, M.Y.; Ash, L.R.; Oemijati, S. 1981: Further studies on the development of Wuchereria bancrofti in laboratory animals Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 12(1): 114-122
Campello, T.R.; Ferreira, R.S.; Pires, M.L.; De Melo, P.G.; Albuquerque, R.; Araujo, S.; Dreyer, G. 1993: A study of placentas from Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemic and amicrofilaraemic mothers Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 96(4): 251-255
Balaraman, K.; Das, P.K.; Rajagopalan, P.K. 1981: Biochemical studies of some mosquitoes in relation to development of Wuchereria bancrofti Indian Journal of Medical Research 73(Suppl): 144-146
Cartel, J.L.; Celerier, P.; Spiegel, A.; Burucoa, C.; Roux, J.F. 1990: Effect of a single dose (3 mg/kg) of diethylcarbamazine on Wuchereria bancrofti var pacifica microfilaraemia Medical Journal of Australia 152(9): 502
Gad, A.M.; Shoukry, A.; el-Said, S.M. 1988: Vector competence to Wuchereria bancrofti in Culex pipiens collected from the Nile Delta Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 18(1): 259-272
Ramzy, R.M.R. 2002: Field application of PCR-based assays for monitoring Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Africa Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 96(Suppl 2): S55-S59
Khamboonruang, C.; Thitasut, P.; Pan-In, S.; Morakote, N.; Choochote, W.; Somboon, P.; Keha, P. 1987: Filariasis in Tak Province, northwest Thailand: the presence of subperiodic variant Wuchereria bancrofti Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 18(2): 218-222
Suguri, S.; Cabrera, B.D.; Shibuya, T.; Harada, M.; Valeza, F.S.; Nagata, T.; Tanaka, H.; Ishii, A.; Go, T.G. 1985: Vector mosquitoes of Wuchereria bancrofti at Bicol region in the Philippines. 1. Transmission capability Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine 55(2): 61-65
Carme, B.; Kaeuffer, H.; Laigret, J.; Gentilini, M. 1978: Filarian elephantiasis in French Polynesia (Wuchereria bancrofti var. pacifica). II. Biological aspects Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de Ses Filiales 71(6): 465-471
Reddy, M.V.; Harinath, B.C.; Hamilton, R.G. 1984: Detection of filarial antigen in urine of humans with Wuchereria bancrofti infection by immunoradiometric assay Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 22(10): 515-519