Primary retroperitoneal filariasis: a common disease of tropics with uncommon presentation and review of literature

Lymphatic filariasis is caused by nematode filariae Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or Brugia timori. It is commonly seen in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and affects the lymphatic system of humans, who are the definitive host while mosquito is the intermediate host. The most com...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Diwakar, Deepak Kumar, Wadhwani, Nikita, Prasad, Nikhil, Gupta, Ashwani
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169722/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30257872
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-226217
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