Lymphatic filariasis among children in Orissa.
We report clinical presentation of all forms of overt and acute forms of lymphatic filariasis among 54 children, who attended filariasis clinic at state headquarters hospital of Orissa, India. Lymphedema was the most common presentation, observed even at a young age of 2 years.
Anna S
AS
Kerketta
Bontha V
BV
Babu
Surendra S S
SS
Mohapatra
Shantanu K
SK
Kar
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors