Zoonotic brugian lymphadenitis: An unusual case with florid monocytoid B-cell proliferation

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 384-387

  Elenitoba Johnson, Kojo S J ^a   Eberhard, Mark L ^b   Dauphinais, Richard M ^c   Lammie, Patrick J ^b   Khorsand, Jila ^a  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Westerly Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugia; Filariasis; Lymphadenopathy; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BRUGIA; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; FILARIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MONOCYTOSIS; NEMATODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BRUGIA; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MONOCYTES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0029865679     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.4.384     Document Type: Article

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