Transplacental transfer of Bancroftian filariasis

J Natl Med Assoc. 1978 Aug;70(8):597-8.

Abstract

A pregnant patient with Bancroftian filariasis and documented evidence of transplacental transfer of the larvae is the basis of this report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / etiology*
  • Filariasis / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Placenta / parasitology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*