Subconjunctival adult bancroftian filarial worm.
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.
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Prarabdh, 11 Punit Bunglows, B/h Welcome Plaza, Ganesh Cross Roads, Anand - 388 001, Gujarat, India. drambarishnanavaty@usa.net
Nanavaty
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Lakhani
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Lakhani
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Vasavada
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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*