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CHYLURIA OF FILARIAL ORIGIN
Author(s) -
Ray P. N.,
Rao S. Sundar
Publication year - 1939
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1939.tb10357.x
Subject(s) - chyluria , citation , medical school , medicine , library science , computer science , medical education , pathology , lymphatic system
was positive for microfilaria and the chylous urine was positive in 52 per cent. Chyluria is a feature of filarial lesions in some infected areas especially those with low endemicity. It is comparatively rare in hyperendemic areas probably because the first glands through which the larvie pass are so severely damaged that they cannot get any further and elephantiasis of the lower limbs results. The most striking feature in chyluria is the enormous dilatation of the regional lymphatic trunks, which probably represents an attempt at a collateral