Microfilaria in breast aspiration--an uncommon finding.

Autor: Mondal RK; Department of Pathology, Vill-Barjora, Schooldanga, BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal, India. rajibkmondal@yahoo.co.in, Ray R, Kawsar H, Ali S, Ghosh KT
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology [J Egypt Soc Parasitol] 2013 Aug; Vol. 43 (2), pp. 425-7.
DOI: 10.12816/0006399
Abstrakt: Filariasis is a major public health problem in many tropics and subtropics of Africa, Western Pacific and parts of the Americas, affecting over 83 countries. It is also a public health problem in India. A large majority of the cases found in India are attributed to infection by Wuchereria bancrofti which mainly affects the lymph nodes and the lymphatic channels. Breast is an unusual site for filariasis. In the present case report the patient presented with a gradually increasing breast lump, clinically diagnosed as fibroadenoma.
Databáze: MEDLINE