Filariasis of Stensen's Duct: An Index Case

Filariasis, a neglected tropical disease, is a global health problem and is endemic to 73 countries including India. It is caused by nematodes of Filariodidea family, namely, W. bancrofti and B. malayi in India, which have a predilection for the lower limbs and testis. We report a never before repor...

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Autores principales: Bhargava, Eishaan K., Arora, Nikhil, Rai, Varun, Meher, Ravi, Arora, Prerna, Juneja, Ruchika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27867674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7646451
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author Bhargava, Eishaan K.
Arora, Nikhil
Rai, Varun
Meher, Ravi
Arora, Prerna
Juneja, Ruchika
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description Filariasis, a neglected tropical disease, is a global health problem and is endemic to 73 countries including India. It is caused by nematodes of Filariodidea family, namely, W. bancrofti and B. malayi in India, which have a predilection for the lower limbs and testis. We report a never before reported case of filariasis of the main parotid duct in a 25-year-old male that resolved on medical management, exemplifying the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion and careful examination of cytological smears in endemic countries, allowing for an early diagnosis and treatment, decreasing the morbidity of this debilitating disease.
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spelling pubmed-51027202016-11-20 Filariasis of Stensen's Duct: An Index Case Bhargava, Eishaan K. Arora, Nikhil Rai, Varun Meher, Ravi Arora, Prerna Juneja, Ruchika Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Filariasis, a neglected tropical disease, is a global health problem and is endemic to 73 countries including India. It is caused by nematodes of Filariodidea family, namely, W. bancrofti and B. malayi in India, which have a predilection for the lower limbs and testis. We report a never before reported case of filariasis of the main parotid duct in a 25-year-old male that resolved on medical management, exemplifying the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion and careful examination of cytological smears in endemic countries, allowing for an early diagnosis and treatment, decreasing the morbidity of this debilitating disease. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-10-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5102720/ /pubmed/27867674 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7646451 Text en Copyright © 2016 Eishaan K. Bhargava et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Filariasis of Stensen's Duct: An Index Case
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