Doppier ultrasonography reveals adult-worm nests in the lymph vessels of children with brugian filariasis

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-180

  Shenoy, R K ^a   Suma, T K ^a   Kumaraswami, V ^b   Padma, S ^c   Rahmah, N ^d   Abhilash, G ^a   Ramesh, C ^a  

^a TD Medical College Hospital   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^c Ultrascan Department   (India)

^d INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND; ANIMAL; CHILD; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 34548166553     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485907X154566     Document Type: Article

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