title: Filariasis in an infant with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a rare enigma.
abstract: Filariasis, a tropical parasitic infection, is a common public health problem in the Indian sub-continent. Occurrence of filariasis with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is unusual, particularly in infants, since filariasis has a long incubation period of about 1 year. Though, there are case reports of leishmaniasis, malaria and other vector borne diseases seen in association with leukemias, filariasis co-existing with ALL has not been documented to the best of our knowledge. We report an incidental finding of Bancroftian filariasis in an 11 month old female already diagnosed as B-cell ALL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Safdarjung Hospital and V. M. M. College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yogesh Kumar
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Varuna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sipayya
authors.forename: Geetika
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Oneal
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Filariasis; Wuchereria bancrofti
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