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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 156-157 |
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| Microfilaria in pleural fluid |
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Viroj Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand
| Date of Web Publication | 29-Jun-2011 |
Correspondence Address:
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok
Thailand
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.82458
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How to cite this article:
Wiwanitkit V. Microfilaria in pleural fluid. Ann Thorac Med 2011;6:156-7 |
Sir,
I read the work on the microfilaria detection in pleural fluid with great interest. [1],[2] Gowrinath raised an interesting question and concern on the technique for determination.[2] Indeed, Garg used a simple technique, and the finding of filarial parasite by this technique is usually accidental. However, the problem is whether this simple technique can effectively exclude the other possible co-morbidity such as malignancy. It is of no doubt that the co-presentation between malignancy and filarial infection is possible. [3] It might be that the determination of filarial parasite in pleural fluid is not an acceptable gold standard.
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| 1. | Garg R. Author's reply. Ann Thorac Med 2011;6:47. 
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| 2. | Gowrinath K. Filarial pleural effusion. Ann Thorac Med 2011;6:46-7.
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| 3. | Singh SK, Pujani M, Pujani M. Microfilaria in malignant pleural effusion: an unusual association. Indian J Med Microbiol 2010;28:392-4.
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