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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012): Reviews, Articles, Case Reports and Letters
https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2012.019

Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate

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Published: March 16, 2012
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Filariasis, Aplsatic anemia, Hypoplasia
Hematology, Infectious Diseases

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Narender Tejwnai
mbbsnt@gmail.com
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Hwmatology Ansari nagar New Delhi, India.
Seema Tyagi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Hwmatology Ansari nagar New Delhi, .
Jasmita Dass
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Hwmatology Ansari nagar New Delhi, .
Wuchereria bancrofti is endemic in many parts of of south east asia including india. The parasite is reported previously in many aspirate cytology smears, however its rare to find this parasite in bone marrow aspirate smear and even rare is it association with aplastic anemia. We report here a case presenting with symptoms related to bone marrow failure and incidentally detected to have microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti. The case is reported because of this rare association.

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Narender Tejwnai, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Hwmatology Ansari nagar New Delhi
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“Aplastic anaemia with microfilaria in marrow aspirate” (2012) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 4(1), p. e2012019. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2012.019.