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Indian J Med Microbiol
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2003 Jul-Sep; 21(3): 207-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-53557
ABSTRACT
This paper describes a case of pleural effusion due to filariasis. Microfilaria of Wucheraria bancrofti were detected in the pleural fluid on cytological examination. Treatment with diethylcarbamazine cleared the pleural effusion.