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a female 62years old,suferring from filaria since 6 to 7 years.chief complains are-swelling whole body,pain, oozing is stop now ,dyspnoea, ,unable to walk,but when oozing stop the condition of patient worse with fever,n etc. now she is not taking any treatment .plz suggest us what should we do?
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Thanks for asking the question. You will need to get a test for microfilarial worm, which is done at night after 12 am as it enters the blood during that time. You might need to use Hetrazan drug which treats filarial worm for about 3 weeks. Please consult your doctor for more information.
Thanks for asking the question. You will need to get a test for microfilarial worm, which is done at night after 12 am as it enters the blood during that time. You might need to use Hetrazan drug which treats filarial worm for about 3 weeks. Please consult your doctor for more information.
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