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Ocular Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti - Ocular Worm Extraction

via Dr. Shrikanth Shetty @DrSriEye

#Ocular #Filariasis #Wuchereria #bancrofti
Ocular Filariasis - Wuchereria ... Ocular #Filariasis #Wuchereria
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
Life Cycle of Wuchereria ... proboscis #Wuchereria
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Filariasis - Wuchereria ... nematode worms Wuchereria ... #Filariasis #Wuchereria
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Wuchereria bancrofti
Identification flowchart for filariae
Sheathed
 - Red sheath, tail has 2 nuclei connected by a thread -
with no nuclei - Wucheria
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
encephalitis), Wuchereria
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
encephalitis), Wuchereria