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Arthritis in children: An occult manifestation of Bancroftian filariasis

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1993
A form of unexplained arthritis, not attributable to known causes, seen in children (0-14 yrs) in this endemic zone of Bancroftian filariasis was investigated for its association with filariasis. Nineteen cases of undiagnosed arthritis were screened for filarial IgG antibodies to Wuchereria by Stick Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).
Kumud Parkhe, Bhaskar C Harinath, A. Gawdi, Pushpa Chaturvedi, S. K. Dey   +4 more
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Cellular immune response studies in bancroftian filariasis

Journal of Helminthology, 1997
AbstractAn attempt was made to identify the filarial specific antigens that are capable of inducing immune response in human filariasis. Lymphocytes were taken from three clinically defined groups living in an endemic area in Madras, namely microfilaraemic (MF) subjects with microfilariae in their blood smear without any clinical symptoms, chronic ...
Perumal Kaliraj, Kunthala Jayaraman, J. Regunathan   +2 more
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Pathogenesis of Lymphatic Disease in Bancroftian Filariasis:

Parasitology Today, 2000
The pathogenesis of lymphatic filariasis has been a matter of debate for many decades. Here, Gerusa Dreyer and colleagues propose a dynamic model of bancroftian filariasis, integrating clinical, parasitological, surgical, therapeutic, ultrasonographic and histopathological data.
Gerusa Dreyer, Joaquim Norões, Willy F. Piessens, José Figueredo-Silva   +3 more
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Bancroftian filariasis and the reticulo-endothelial system

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1937
Abstract In Bancroftian filariasis the rise and the fall of the microfilarial tide are caused by different mechanisms. There is now anatomical evidence, furnished by O'Connor , that the rise is caused by timed parturition of female worms, and here the significance of spent worms has been imperfectly grasped either as a normal daily event or as a ...
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Episodic adenolymphangitis and lymphoedema in patients with bancroftian filariasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1995
In order to explore the relationship between acute and chronic disease, age-specific data on the frequency and duration of episodic adenolymphangitis (ADL) in patients with 3 defined grades of lymphoedema in bancroftian filariasis were examined. The age distribution of grades I and II exhibited a convex age profile, but that of grade III showed a ...
Perumal Vanamail, J. Yuvaraj, Donald A. P. Bundy, Edwin Michael, V. Dhanda, S. P. Pani, Bryan T. Grenfell   +6 more
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Abnormalities of the leg lymphatics are not specific for bancroftian filariasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1998
Studies using conventional angiography or non-invasive scintigraphy have revealed widespread abnormalities in the lymphatics of the legs of patients with bancroftian filariasis, regardless of whether clinical lymphoedema is present. To determine if the observed changes were specific for filarial infections, we imaged the lymphatics of both legs in ...
Willy F. Piessens, Zulma Medeiros, Gerusa Dreyer, Fernanda Marchetti   +3 more
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Renal Abnormalities in Microfilaremic Patients with Bancroftian Filariasis

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1992
To determine the frequency of renal abnormalities occurring with Bancroftian filarial infections and to assess the effects of treatment on such abnormalities, we initiated a prospective, hospital-based study of 20 microfilaremic and five amicrofilaremic patients with Wuchereria bancrofti infections.
Zulma Medeiros, Eric A. Ottesen, Amaury Coutinho, Abraham Rocha, Luiz Dias de Andrade, Fátima Béliz, Izolda Moura, Eliane Galdino, Gerusa Dreyer, Ilecir Casimiro   +9 more
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A case of exposure to Bancroftian filariasis in a traveller to Thailand

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2006
A New Zealander travelling recreationally to Asia became exposed to Bancroftian filariasis. The traveller had presented incidentally with gastrointestinal illness. In addition to diarrhoea, the traveller's symptoms were non-specific and there was no eosinophilia, lymphoedema, lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, or pain.
Shaw, Marc T.M., Leggat, Peter A.
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Parasite Antigenemia without Microfilaremia in Bancroftian Filariasis

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1996
The term "endemic normal" in the context of filariasis refers to people who are amicrofilaremic and free of clinical signs or symptoms of filariasis despite regular exposure to the parasite. Some sera from endemic normals contain soluble Wuchereria bancrofti antigens that are detectable by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Gary J. Weil, Faris R, Adel M. Gad, Robert C. Lowrie, Reda M. R. Ramzy, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar   +5 more
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Bancroftian filariasis in residents of Oman

Acta Tropica, 2001
Euan M. Scrimgeour, Mohamed A. Idris, N Mohsen, Omiema T. Elshafie, B.M.S Al-Riyami, Nicholas Woodhouse, W. J. Johnston   +6 more
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