Research Article
Lymphatic Endothelial Cell in Endemic Bancroftian Filariasis: A Focus on the Lymphatics of the Tunica Vaginalis Testis
Table 1
General characteristics of the patients.
| | Groups | (%) | Mean (range) age (years) | Mean (range) fluid (mL) | Geometric mean (range) Mf density | | 1 mL | 11 mL |
| | Control | 4 (12.5) | 19 (17–21) | 0.32 (0.4–0.2) | 501.0 (102–2596) () | Negative () | | Dead AWs | 1 (3.2) | 20 (20-20) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | 175 (175-175) () | NA | | Acute hydrocele | 3 (9.4) | 20 (16–23) | 10.5 (9.0–12.3) | 327 (327-327) () | 3.9 (3–5) () | | Chylocele | 4 (12.5) | 41.7 (30–58) | 134.9 (99.5–157) | 79 (79-79) () | Negative () | | Filaricele | 20 (62.5) | 26.7 (18–37) | 85.7 (5.6–191.0) | 33.0 (1–1371) () | 1 (1-1) (); Negative () | | Total | 32 (100.0) | 26.8 (16–58) | 71.5 (0.2–191) | 63.2 (1–2596) () | 2.5 (1–5) (); Negative () | | Filaricele, grades | | | | | | | 0 | 4 (20.0) | 22 (18–26) | 8.0 (5.6–11.1) | 304.5 (25–1371) () | NA | | 1 | 5 (25.0) | 30 (25–37) | 93.0 (53.3–138) | 24.6 (2–425) () | Negative () | | 2 | 6 (30.0) | 26.8 (18–33) | 116.4 (58–191) | 14.6 (1–196) () | Negative () | | 3 | 5 (25.0) | 27 (22–34) | 103.8 (57–148) | 25.2 (5–127) () | (1-1) (); Negative () |
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