Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bancroftian Filariasis is a tropical and subtropical disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and transmitted by the Culex mosquitoes. The diagnosis of it is conventionally made by demonstrating microfilariae in the peripheral blood smear. Microfilariae and adult filarial worm have been incidentally detected in fine needle aspirates of various lesions. We here report a unusual case of Bancroftian microfilariasis in 13 yr old asymptomatic male coming from endemic area with preauricular swelling in subcutaneous tissue. Our aim is to highlight the chances of finding microfilaria in cytology of an unsuspected case at an unusual site.
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