title: Filariasis of the breast--an unusual presentaion.
abstract: Filariasis of the breast presenting as a breast lump and clinically simulating as breast tumour is an unusual presentation. The present case is of a 30 years old female complaining of breast lump and on fine needle aspiration revealed microfilaria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Mamata Medical College, Rotary Nagar 507002.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anuradha
authors.forename: Rahul N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Satarkar
authors.forename: Munmun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Saswati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans