Cytological Diagnosis of Microfilaria in Lymphnode
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 11
Abstract
Filariasis is a common public health problem in the Southeast Asia. There are approximately 60 million people infected in the region and approximately 31 million people have the clinical manifestation of this disease. Filariasis in India is caused by two closely related nematode worms - W. bancrofti and B. malayi. The disease mainly involves the lymphatic system of the body. The most frequently involved lymphatics are those of lower limbs, retroperitoneal tissues, spermatic cord, epididymis and mammary gland. Although the incidence is high in the Indian sub-continent, yet it is unusual to find microfilaria on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC). There are at least six million attacks of acute filarial disease per year and 45 million persons are currently having one or more chronic filarial lesions .We report an interesting case of microfilaria in cervical lymphnode aspirate which is an unusual finding. Keywords: Filariasis, lymphnode, FNAC
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Dr Srikanth Shastry
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