Filariasis: a case history.
Although hematology technologists performing differentials are expected to maintain a constant alertness for any abnormalities, the recent influx of refugees from parts of the world where blood parasites may be found predicates that particular attention be paid to the possibility of unusual findings. This is illustrated by the detection of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti during the performance of a routine CBC on a 35 year old Black female who had delivered a viable female child.
D000328:Adult; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti