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MICROFILARIA IN BREAST ASPIRATION - AN UNCOMMON FINDING

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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.

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10.21608/jesp.2013.94821

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India, Breast, Wuchereria bancrofti, (FNAC)

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RAJIB

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MONDAL

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KUMAR

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Department of Pathology, Vill-Barjora, Schooldanga, BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal, India.

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RUDRANARAYAN

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RAY

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Department of Pathology, Vill-Barjora, Schooldanga, BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal, India.

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HENA

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KAWSAR

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Department of Pathology, Vill-Barjora, Schooldanga, BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal, India.

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SADAKKAS

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ALI

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Department of Pathology, Vill-Barjora, Schooldanga, BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal, India.

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KUMAR

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GHOSH

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TAPAN

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Department of Pathology, Vill-Barjora, Schooldanga, BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal, India.

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43

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2

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2013-08-01

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2020-06-10

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2013-08-01

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425

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427

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1110-0583

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2090-2549

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JESP_Volume 43_Issue 2_Pages 425-427.pdf

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

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MICROFILARIA IN BREAST ASPIRATION - AN UNCOMMON FINDING

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22 Jan 2023