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Microfilaria in lymph node mimicking Kimura disease

In tropical and subtropical countries, parasitic infections are very rampant causing peripheral blood and or tissue eosinophilia. Here, a case of microfilaria in lymph node that produced intense eosinophil infiltrate is being reported. The dense eosinophil collection in the lymph node raised a possi...

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Autores principales: Jayalakshmy, PS, Pothen, Lillykutty, Letha, V, Sheeja, S
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23508372
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.86960
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description In tropical and subtropical countries, parasitic infections are very rampant causing peripheral blood and or tissue eosinophilia. Here, a case of microfilaria in lymph node that produced intense eosinophil infiltrate is being reported. The dense eosinophil collection in the lymph node raised a possibility of Kimura's disease because no worms were seen in the initial sectioning of the tissue. Extensive sampling and diligent search revealed sections of microfilaria embedded in the eosinophil abscess along with foreign body giant cell reaction to its sheath material, leading to the correct diagnosis of this case.
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spelling pubmed-35934792013-03-18 Microfilaria in lymph node mimicking Kimura disease Jayalakshmy, PS Pothen, Lillykutty Letha, V Sheeja, S Trop Parasitol Case Report In tropical and subtropical countries, parasitic infections are very rampant causing peripheral blood and or tissue eosinophilia. Here, a case of microfilaria in lymph node that produced intense eosinophil infiltrate is being reported. The dense eosinophil collection in the lymph node raised a possibility of Kimura's disease because no worms were seen in the initial sectioning of the tissue. Extensive sampling and diligent search revealed sections of microfilaria embedded in the eosinophil abscess along with foreign body giant cell reaction to its sheath material, leading to the correct diagnosis of this case. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3593479/ /pubmed/23508372 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.86960 Text en Copyright: © Tropical Parasitology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Microfilaria in lymph node mimicking Kimura disease
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title_short Microfilaria in lymph node mimicking Kimura disease
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593479/
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