A juvenile filarial worm, Wuchereria bancrofti, extracted from the vitreous of the eye: the first report in the world literature.

Samarasinghe, Sagarika; Pathirana, Saliya

Samarasinghe, Sagarika; Pathirana, Saliya.

Ceylon Med J ; 2005 Dec; 50(4): 167-8

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-48373

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A live worm was extracted from the vitreous of the eye of a patient in Sri Lanka. Based on the details of its length, width, oesophagus and vulva it was identified as Ajuvenile female Wuchereria bancrofti.

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Animals; Eye Diseases/parasitology; Female; Filariasis/parasitology; Humans; Middle Aged; Sri Lanka; Vitrectomy; Vitreous Body/parasitology; Wuchereria bancrofti/isolation & purification

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Sri Lanka / Vitrectomy / Vitreous Body / Wuchereria bancrofti / Female / Humans / Eye Diseases / Filariasis / Animals / Middle Aged Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Ceylon Med J Year: 2005 Type: Article

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