Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in the dentigerous cystic fluid: an unusual presentation.
An unexpected and unusual presence of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in the cystic fluid of a maxillary dentigerous cyst in an 8-year-old boy is being reported for the first time. This was an incidental finding during routine fine-needle aspiration cytological examination.
Agrawal
K
K
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Mekhala
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Chitra
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Narasimhan
R
R
Ratnakar
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C
D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008842:Microfilariae; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti