Co-existence of Wuchereria bancrofti Microfilaraemia in a Case of Multiple Myeloma: An Incidental Finding or an Association?
Published: December 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/32300.10940
Sonam Sharma, Rahul Mannan, Rachit Sharma, Sansar Chand Sharma
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal, Haryana, India.
2. Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
3. Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Government Medical College, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India.
4. Director and Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, SHKM Government Medical College, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sonam Sharma,
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E-mail: drsonamsharma@gmail.com
Filariasis is a global health problem which is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Central and South America and Pacific island nations. The most common parasite causing lymphatic filariasis in India is Wuchereria bancrofti, the microfilariae of which has been detected incidentally in fine needle aspirates and aspirated body fluids. However, its presence in bone marrow aspirates is quite uncommon and that too in co-existence with a haematological malignancy. We report one such extremely rare case of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia in a multiple myeloma patient, which is second case to be documented in the world literature to the best of our knowledge.
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