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An unexpected parasite in bone marrow: Uncommon presentation of a common disease.

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Singh A, Rawat S, Verma A, Kushwaha R.
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Huge Vulval Elephantiasis of Filarial Origin: Diagnosis by Exclusion

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery, 2021
Background: Elephantiasis is a rare disorder involving lymphatic channels of the affected part of the body.
S. Samal, Prithivi Raj, S. Ghose
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Podoconiosis, the Non-Filarial Elephantiasis, a Means of Discrimination and Poverty in Ethiopia [PDF]

American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences, 2015
Podoconiosis is a non-infectious geo-chemical disease caused by exposure of bare feet to red clay soil derived from volcanic rocks. In Ethiopia, 1 million people suffer with the disease.
Fikresilasie Samuel Tasew
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Podoconiosis: Endemic Non-filarial Elephantiasis

, 2016
Kebede Deribe, F. Tekola-Ayele, G. Davey
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Filarial Elephantiasis of the Leg

Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 1974
Although elephantiasis of the leg is not a fatal disease, in its severe form it is extremely crippling. The authors have devised a method of making a cross-leg flap for draining the lymphedema.
Benerjee D, Mukherji M
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ANTI-FILARIAL MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCH: A REVIEW

International Journal of Researches in Biosciences and Agriculture Technology, 2022
: Filariaisis is important health problem in tropical areas. Adult parasite exists for many years in filarial patient, producing microfilariae and thus make easy to transmit disease through the mosquito vector.
K. N. S. K N Sahare
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An ethnobotanical survey of traditional medicinal plants used against elephantiasis in the or Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Pharmacognosy Magazine, 2021
Introduction: Elephantiasis is a medical condition associated with skin thickening and excessive swelling of the lower limbs. It is caused by parasitic nematodes which are filarial in nature; hence, it is also known as lymphatic filariasis. The condition
Z. Adams, O. Thekisoe, L. Buwa-Komoreng
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Computational Study on Identification of Potential Elephantiasis Inhibitors Against UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase (UGM)

, 2021
Lymphatic filariasis, regularly known as elephantiasis, is a dismissed tropical malady. A filarial parasite causes the disease when it is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes.
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Huge filarial elephantiasis vulvae in a Nigerian woman with subfertility

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2008
Filariasis is a helminthic infection caused by tissue nematodes. It is estimated that at least 120 million people are infected worldwide and another 1 billion are "at risk" of infection. The prevalence is increasing due to uncontrolled urbanization in many of the endemic countries.
Adebiyi Gbadebo Adesiyun, Modupeola Omotara Samaila   +1 more
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The burden of non-filarial elephantiasis in Ethiopia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2007
Although known for many years, non-filarial elephantiasis remains a public health problem in tropical Africa, including the farming community of Ethiopia. The problem may be exacerbated in women who shoulder most of the burden of agricultural labour in the countryside.
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