Incidental detection of microfilariae in a lymph node aspirate: A case report
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Incidental detection of microfilariae in a lymph node aspirate: A case report
Lymphatic filariasis is a global health problem endemic in Nigeria. Peripheral blood smears are frequently negative for microfilariae in a significant number of infected patients in whom conventional diagnostic methods may also fail to identify the disease. In such cases, fine needle aspiration cytology may play an important role in disease identification. A 49-year-old South-western male Niger...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nigerian Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0300-1652
DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.140392