PMC3886427_01
Child with massive cervical swelling.
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F1
Examination revealed a large tender cervical swelling measuring 10 x 8 cm on the right side (Figure 1).
H&E stained smears showing many microfilariae (20x10).
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F2
All of the smears showed numerous sheated microfilariae admixed with inflammatory cells (morphologically consistent with W. bancrofti) (Figure 2).