Incidental finding of Mansonella ozzardi in a paediatric patient with anaplastic lymphoma
Keywords:
Filariasis, Lymphadenitis, Anaplastic T-lymphoma, Mansonella ozzardi, Mansonelliasis, ParasitaemiaAbstract
Filariasis is caused by nematodes in the blood. Mansonella ozzardi is one of the aetiological agents widely distributed in the Americas and the Caribbean.
The case is presented on a paediatric patient previously diagnosed with T-cell anaplastic large cell lymphoma. As part of the evaluation before the second cycle B chemotherapy, a peripheral blood smear was performed, in which were found microfilaria, identified as Mansonella ozzardi. The treatment was a single dose of ivermectin, with a negative result being obtained at 24 hours.
Author Biographies
Amaranto Suárez Mattos, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Clínica de Oncología Pediátrica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Alejandra Calderón, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Hemato-Oncología Pediátrica, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá , DC, Colombia
Ana Acevedo, Universidad de La Sabana
Pediatra, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia
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