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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 21
| Issue : 3 | Page : 207-208 |
Early diagnosis of filarial pleural effusion
A Marathe, V Handa, GR Mehta, A Mehta, PR Shah
Pranav Pathology Laboratory, Sarang Apt., Raopura, Baroda - 390 001, India
Correspondence Address:
A Marathe
Pranav Pathology Laboratory, Sarang Apt., Raopura, Baroda - 390 001
India
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PMID: 17643023 
This paper describes a case of pleural effusion due to filariasis. Microfilaria of Wucheraria bancrofti were detected in the pleural fluid on cytological examination. Treatment with diethylcarbamazine cleared the pleural effusion.
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