Abstract
Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti. Involvement of the breast is relatively uncommon and may affect only 10% of individuals with lymphatic filariasis. We present a case of an elderly woman with breast pathology. The condition clinically appeared as a malignancy. Routine diagnostic tests including tissue histopathological studies failed to clinch a diagnosis. However, a serological test helped in identifying the pathology, which turned out to be a manifestation of breast filariasis, and aided in instituting appropriate therapy for this condition.
2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Axilla / parasitology*
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Axilla / pathology
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Biomarkers / blood
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Biopsy, Needle
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Breast / parasitology*
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Breast / pathology
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Breast Diseases / diagnosis*
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Breast Diseases / drug therapy
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Breast Diseases / parasitology
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Breast Diseases / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diethylcarbamazine / therapeutic use*
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Female
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Filariasis / diagnosis*
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Filariasis / drug therapy
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Filaricides / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Mammography
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Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Serologic Tests
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Treatment Outcome
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Wuchereria bancrofti / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Biomarkers
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Filaricides
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Ofloxacin
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Diethylcarbamazine