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Disorders Caused Due to Filarial Disease

The following points highlight the three major disorders caused due to filarial disease. The disorders are: 1. Elephantiasis 2. Hydrocele 3. Chyluria. Disorder # 1. Elephantiasis: The condition is due to hyper­plasia of skin and connective tissue, specially involving scrotum, legs and arms. Elephantiasis is the result in many cases of filariasis where in pro­fuse development of skin occurs on [...]

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Classical and Occult Filariasis | Differences

The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between classical and occult filariasis. Difference # Classical Filariasis: i. Cause: Growing worms and adults. ii. Basic lesions: An acute inflammation followed by an epitheloid granuloma surrounding the adult worm of W. bancrofti. iii. Organs concerned: Lymphatic system (i.e., lymph vessel and lymph node) iv. Microfilaria: Present in peripheral blood circula­tion. [...]

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Difference between W.Bancrofti and B.Malayi

The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between W.Bancrofti and B.Malayi. Difference # W. Bancrofti: Adult worms are creamy white, filiform and have cylindrical body with tapering ends. Posterior end of male is sharply curved ventrally bearing two unequal copulatory spicules. The female has narrow and abruptly pointed tail end. Microfilariae are 225 to 300 µm long and [...]

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