Malignant Pleural Effusion with Filariasis
Chaturvedi, A.; Kumar, A.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 65(5): 106-107
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 28598065 Document Number: 694003
The occurrence of microfilaria in pleural fluid is rare. Filarial lung involvement occurs in the form of Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia with pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral eosinophilia. We report a 74-year-old male patient, non smoker who was admitted to our hospital with breathlessness and chest discomfort of two weeks duration. He had, eosinophilia and deranged renal function. X-ray chest revealed massive left sided pleural effusion. Pleural fluid analysis revealed atypical cells and pleural fluid cytology showed microfilaria (Wuchereria bancrofti), which were also found on peripheral smear.