title: Subconjunctival adult bancroftian filarial worm.
abstract: We report a case of live adult Bancroftian Filarial nematode removed from the sub conjunctival tissue of a 58-year-old woman from the temporal limbus of her left eye.
authors.affiliation: Prarabdh, 11 Punit Bunglows, B/h Welcome Plaza, Ganesh Cross Roads, Anand - 388 001, Gujarat, India. drambarishnanavaty@usa.net
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nanavaty
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nanavaty
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lakhani
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lakhani
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vasavada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification*