title: Incidental detection of microfilariae in cytological smears: clinical examples.
abstract: Incidental detection of microfilariae of W. bancrofti in fine-needle aspiration and imprint cytology smears is reported in patients referred for some unrelated complaints.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification*