title: Transplacental transfer of Bancroftian filariasis.
abstract: A pregnant patient with Bancroftian filariasis and documented evidence of transplacental transfer of the larvae is the basis of this report.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005368:Filariasis / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta / Q000469:parasitology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious