An unusual cause of muscle weakness: a diagnostic challenge for clinicians.

The authors describe a 27-year-old male who presented with acute flaccid quadriparesis. The patient denied any history of similar episodes in the past. At presentation, the patient was tachycardiac with normal systolic blood pressure.

An occult filarial infection presenting as chyluria with proteinuria: a case report and review of literature.

Chyluria is the passage of chyle into urine, and develops as a result of communication between the lymphatic system and the urinary system. It is an unusual manifestation of lymphatic filariasis reported mainly from South Asian countries. We report the case of a 38-year-old man from an endemic area who presented with passage of milky urine.

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia misdiagnosed as miliary tuberculosis: a case report and literature review.

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia is prevalent in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is an occult form of human filariasis and results from an exaggerated immune response to filarial parasites Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. Tuberculosis is prevalent in our country and may mimic almost any pulmonary disease on chest skiagram.