Open AccessHemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion In Filariasis An Uncommon Presentation Of Filariasis
Author(s) -
Waseem Dar,
Najeeb Ullah Sofi,
Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar,
Muzamil Latief,
Pervez Sofi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of medical sciences/journal of medical sciences (srinagar. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2582-063X
pISSN - 0972-110X
DOI - 10.33883/jms.v19i1.278
Subject(s) - medicine , filariasis , diethylcarbamazine , eosinophilia , albendazole , axilla , pericardial effusion , microfilaria , subclinical infection , dermatology , surgery , pathology , immunology , helminths , breast cancer , cancer
Filariasis is a common healthcare problem in Tropical countries caused by nematodes of the order Filariidae. Typical clinical manifestations include a subclinical syndrome, Acute adenolymphangitis (ADL), Filarial fever (characterized by fever without associated adenitis) and Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE). Unusual manifestations include a subcutaneous nodule, filariasis of breast, lymphadenovarix in the axilla and others. Massive hemorrhagic pericardial effusion due to Filariasis is rare. Diethylcarbamazine is the treatment of choice. JMS 2016; 19(1):26-28