RT Journal
A1 VARMA BK, KAPCAR A, MAINGI NS
T1 FIlariasis in a 12-year-old girl
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1979
FD January 1
VO 133
IS 1
SP 100
OP 100
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130010106026
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130010106026
AB The purpose of this report is to draw attention to a rare form of lymphadenitis that may appear in persons traveling to endemic areas and in immigrants to the United States from endemic areas.Report of a Case.—A 12-year-old girl originally from India was admitted to our pediatric unit with a chief complaint of swelling in the left inguinal area, of two months' duration. The swelling was not painful, but was accompanied by low-grade fever (temperature, 37.8 to 38.3 °C) generalized pruritus, intense headaches, and night sweats. Occasionally, the temperature went up to 39 to 39.5 °C and was associated with chills. She did not lose weight during these two months. There was no history of exposure to tuberculosis or any sick individual during her residence in India or in the United States to which she had immigrated three months previously after being adopted by foster parents. There are