Afrose Ruquiya, Alam Mohammad Feroz, Ahmad Syed Shamshad, Naim Mohammed
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Cytol. 2017 Jan-Mar;34(1):66-68. doi: 10.4103/0970-9371.197626.
Microfilaria is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries and is an endemic problem in India. is the most common filarial infection. In some cases, microfilariae and adult filarial worm have been incidentally detected in fine-needle aspirates of various lesions; detection of microfilaria from subcutaneous site or from abscess site is even rarer. We here report an unusual case of in a 68-year-old female coming from endemic area presenting with right submandibular abscess. Our aim is to highlight the chances of finding microfilaria and adult worm in cytology of an unsuspected case at an unusual site.
微丝蚴是热带和亚热带国家的一个主要公共卫生问题，在印度是一个地方性问题。 是最常见的丝虫感染。在某些情况下，微丝蚴和成虫丝虫已在各种病变的细针抽吸物中偶然检测到；从皮下部位或脓肿部位检测到微丝蚴的情况更为罕见。我们在此报告一例来自流行地区的68岁女性右下颌下脓肿患者的罕见 病例。我们的目的是强调在一个未被怀疑的病例的不寻常部位的细胞学检查中发现微丝蚴和成虫的可能性。
