Abstract
Filariasis is a common public health problem in Southeast Asia. The two species of worms most commonly associated with this disease are Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. Cases of microfilaraemia have also been reported from atypical sites in the past. None of the previously reported cases of microfilaria in the thyroid gland have described occult filariasis against a background of lymphocytic thyroiditis. The authors present a case of incidental microfilaria in a case of lymphocytic thyroiditis, diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid swelling in a female, a coexistence of dual pathology. There has been no case in literature where filariasis was reported against a background of lymphocytic thyroiditis. Peripheral blood examination also did not show any evidence of filariasis.
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