Breast filariasis presenting fibroadenoma like nodules: a rare diagnosis

Abstract

India has still not eradicated lariasis, which is still endemic throughout the country. This study focuses on the breast as a non-typical but not uncommon site of breast disease characterized by nematodes causing obstruction of lymphatic vessels caused by lariasis. The case described herein involves a 26year-old married female who presented as a subcutaneous nodule in her left breast. Clinical interrogation of this case as part of the pathological diagnosis, phlebotomy was performed by venepuncture in order to examine peripheral blood smears under a microscope. Nonetheless, the peripheral blood smear did not show micro lariae of the disease. Furthermore, ne needle aspiration cytology was also performed to identify possible things for the study. It was diagnosed that lariasis with broadenoma was found to be carrying micro lariae present in ne-needle aspiration cytology smears of various lesions. Conclusively the lymphatic swelling was con rmed to be caused by Wuchereria bancrofti in ne-needle aspiration cytology examination without evidence in peripheral blood smears. It was shown that the subject had lariasis, and the patient responded well to daily treatment with diethylcarbamazine citrate for 42 days.