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75 individuals were studied. The majority were females with an average age of 45 years residing in the Metropolitan Region of Recife. The mean time between the beginning of the presentation of chyluria and the first care service in the Serviço de Referencia Nacional em Filariasis was approximately 5 years. The most frequent urinalysis changes were hematuria (27.6%), leukocytes (21.9%) and proteinuria (10.5%). The Addis test showed mean values of 155.43 E/min/mL of cylinders, 52,892 E/min/mL of erythrocytes and 291,660 E/min/mL of leukocytes. Among recorded cases, proteinuria had a mean value of 1372.80 mg/dL in 24 h, and the presence of lymphocytes in the urine was positive in 68.3%. Among lymphatic filariasis tests, immunochromatography was positive in 16.7%, there was circulating filarial antigen determined by detection of OG4C3 antibodies in 7.7% and microfilaremia in only 1/55.
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With regard to the importance of the understanding of Chyluria in a lymphatic filariasis endemic area.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long-standing collaborations. This article also lead to the disease of Chyluria in a lymphatic filariasis endemic area
Dr. VALTER ROMÃO DE SOUZA JUNIOR
University of Glasgow
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This page is a summary of: Chiluria in a lymphatic filariasis endemic area, BMC Research Notes, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3357-y.
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