Microfilariae in a cytologic smear from cavernous hemangioma of the liver. A case report.

BACKGROUND

Wuchereria bancrofti has been found in almost every tissue except the liver.

CASE

Microfilariae were found in a hemangioma of the liver on fine needle aspiration in a 40-year-old female with pyrexia associated with hepatomegaly and a peripheral blood smear negative for microfilariae.

CONCLUSION

Absence of microfilariae in a peripheral blood smear does not exclude filarial infection.