Immune complex glomerulonephritis and chronic anaerobic urinary infection--complications of filariasis.
We describe a patient with chyluria due to abdominal Bancroftian filariasis. The patient showed two unusual complications, an immune complex glomerulonephritis and a chronic urinary infection. We also discuss the use of the CT whole body scanner in the diagnosis and delineation of the extent of the disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000209:etiology*; D002913:Chyle; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications*; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007105:Immune Complex Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014556:Urine; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti