Incidental detection of microfilariae in cytological smears: clinical examples

M Kumar; V K Shukla; S Gupta

Incidental detection of microfilariae in cytological smears: clinical examples

J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 Apr;94(2):110.

Authors

M Kumar¹, V K Shukla, S Gupta

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

PMID: 2023286

Abstract

Incidental detection of microfilariae of W. bancrofti in fine-needle aspiration and imprint cytology smears is reported in patients referred for some unrelated complaints.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Biopsy, Needle
Cytodiagnosis
Female
Filariasis / complications
Humans
Male
Microfilariae / isolation & purification
Middle Aged
Neoplasms / complications
Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Wuchereria bancrofti / isolation & purification*