Lymphatic Filariasis

Babu, Subash; Nutman, Thomas B.

doi:10.1002/9780470688618.taw0203

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“…Adult worms live in the lymphatic system discharging live embryos (microfilaria) into the bloodstream, which are capable of living in the peripheral blood for a considerable period of time without undergoing any developmental metamorphosis. Microfilarae are taken up by the intermediate host where they undergo further development becoming infective for man 3,4…”

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“…Immuno chromatographic test (ICT) for filarial antigen was negative. The sensitivity and specificity of ICT for filarial antigen ( W. bancrofti ) is 96 to 100% and 95 to100% respectively 3. This helped us to diagnose the worm as adult Brugian filarial worm and most probably Brugia malayi as this is the only other filarial worm found in the Indian subcontinent according to the literature 3…”

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Intravitreal live adult Brugian filariasis

Rao¹,

Mahapatra²,

Pattnayak³

et al. 2008

Indian J Ophthalmol

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Human ocular infestation by live filarial worm is a rare occurrence and has been reported mostly form South-East Asia. It involves the eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, anterior chamber and uvea. No case of intravitreal Brugian microfilaria / adult worm has been found by Medline search. Here we report a case of live intravitreal adult Brugian filaria, where the parasite was successfully removed by pars plana vitrectomy. Identification of the worm was done by light microscopy and confirmed by immuno chromatographic test.

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confidence: 95%