Chyluria with proteinuria or filarial nephropathy? An enigma

Parasitol Int. 2007 Sep;56(3):251-4. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.03.002. Epub 2007 Mar 30.

Abstract

Lymphatic filariasis is endemic in India. Out of 128 million infected individuals worldwide, India accounts for 48 million cases [Manson's Tropical Diseases, 21st Ed. p 1488]. Filariasis can have protean manifestations, but Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia and chyluria are unusual manifestations reported mainly from South Asian countries [Manson's Tropical Diseases, 21st Ed. p 1494]. Chyluria occurs only in 2% of filarial afflicted patients in the filarial belt [Diamond E, Schapira HE. Chyluria--a review of literature. Urology 1985;26(5): 427-31]. Lymphatic filariasis presenting as chyluria may be equally rare. Predominant chyluria with no overt lymphatic filariasis remains an enigma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chyle / parasitology*
  • Filariasis / complications*
  • Filariasis / parasitology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / complications*
  • Kidney Diseases / parasitology
  • Male
  • Proteinuria / complications*
  • Urine / chemistry*