An unusual presentation of filariasis in a no endemic country
المؤلفون المشاركون
Kandalam, Parampil Thulasidharan Shibu
Parampath, Arif Nelliyulla
Farghali, Hanan Ibrahim
Abu Salah, Salim
Kayakkool, Muhammad Kunhi
Mathew, Joe Varghese
Radhakrishnan, Pradeep
Faruq, Salina
al-Badawi, Ibrahim
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 24، العدد 2 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2015)، ص ص. 1-5، 5ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2015-12-31
دولة النشر
قطر
عدد الصفحات
5
التخصصات الرئيسية
الموضوعات
الملخص EN
Introduction: Filariasis is an endemic disease with worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
It is uncommon in Qatar.
The conventional diagnostic procedure is the demonstration of microfilaria in blood smears.
Even with its high incidence, it is unusual to detect microfilaria in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) smears.
Although the 'filarial dance sign' is rarely documented, it remains a classical ultrasonographic sign in lymphatic filariasis.
Case presentation: We present a case of a 38-yearold male patient with fever, chills, shortness of breath and a tender warm swelling on his right thigh.
Ultrasound of the thigh lesion showed the classical filarial dance sign.
Subsequently FNAC from the lesion documented microfilaria in spite of absent peripheral blood eosinophilia and microfilaria.
The patient underwent an incision and drainage of the thigh lesion and was treated with ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine.
He was subsequently admitted to the medical ward and discharged home after two weeks in a stable condition.
Conclusion: This case report illustrates the importance of diagnostic tools like ultrasound and FNAC along with a high index of clinical suspicion while evaluating patients presenting with unusual signs and symptoms.
We would like to highlight the rarity of filarial presentation in a nonendemic country like Qatar.
This case is unique since microfilaria was demonstrated in the pus aspirated from the thigh abscess and showed the filarial dance sign by ultrasound along with involvement of the pleura and pericardium
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Kandalam, Parampil Thulasidharan Shibu& Parampath, Arif Nelliyulla& Farghali, Hanan Ibrahim& Abu Salah, Salim& Kayakkool, Muhammad Kunhi& Mathew, Joe Varghese…[et al.]. 2015. An unusual presentation of filariasis in a no endemic country. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 24, no. 2, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-656720
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Kandalam, Parampil Thulasidharan Shibu…[et al.]. An unusual presentation of filariasis in a no endemic country. Qatar Medical Journal Vol. 24, no. 2 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-656720
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Kandalam, Parampil Thulasidharan Shibu& Parampath, Arif Nelliyulla& Farghali, Hanan Ibrahim& Abu Salah, Salim& Kayakkool, Muhammad Kunhi& Mathew, Joe Varghese…[et al.]. An unusual presentation of filariasis in a no endemic country. Qatar Medical Journal. 2015. Vol. 24, no. 2, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-656720
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 5
رقم السجل
BIM-656720
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر