Microfilarial granuloma of the breast in a patient with tropical pulmonary eosinophilia.
Microfilariae found in a breast nodule of a patient with tropical pulmonary eosinophilia were identified as Wuchereria bancrofti, confirming that the tropical pulmonary eosinophilia syndrome may be associated with infections caused by this species of filarial worm.
D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014957:Wuchereria