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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Hematuria without chyluria: It could still be due to filarial etiology
Vijaya Lakshmi Nag1, Manodeep Sen2, Nihar Ranjan Dash3, R Bansal4, Manoj Kumar2, Anand Kumar Maurya1
1 Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
4 Department of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi Nag
Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.190834
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There are few reports of "microfilaria in the urine." We report an elderly woman with gross hematuria who was being investigated for urinary tract tuberculosis. Three consecutive urine samples showed microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti. However, she did not have chyluria. Treatment with diethylcarbamazine cleared up the hematuria within 3 days. Chyluria, hematuria, and hematochyluria are problems of Bancroftian filariasis reported worldwide. The literature review was made to present a simplified way for management. |
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