title: Hematuria without chyluria: It could still be due to filarial etiology.
abstract: There are few reports of "microfilaria in the urine." We report an elderly woman with gross hematuria who was being investigated for urinary tract tuberculosis. Three consecutive urine samples showed microfilaria ofWuchereria bancrofti. However, she did not have chyluria. Treatment with diethylcarbamazine cleared up the hematuria within 3 days. Chyluria, hematuria, and hematochyluria are problems of Bancroftian filariasis reported worldwide. The literature review was made to present a simplified way for management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Vijaya Lakshmi
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Nag
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manodeep
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Nihar Ranjan
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Anand Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Maurya
keywords: Chyluria; Wuchereria bancrofti; hematuria; microfilaria