Nag VL, Sen M, Dash NR, Bansal R, Kumar M, Maurya AK. Hematuria without chyluria: It could still be due to filarial etiology.
Trop Parasitol 2016;
6:151-154. [PMID:
27722105 PMCID:
PMC5048703 DOI:
10.4103/2229-5070.190834]
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Abstract
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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