A woman from British Guyana with recurrent back pain and fever. Chyluria associated with infection due to Wuchereria bancrofti.
Franco-Paredes
Carlos
C
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. cfranco@sph.emory.edu
Hidron
Alicia
A
Steinberg
Jay
J
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D001416:Back Pain; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000652:urine; D006172:Guyana; D006801:Humans; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D004318:Doxycycline