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Podoconiosis – non‐filarial geochemical elephantiasis – a neglected tropical disease? [PDF]
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2009 SummaryPodoconiosis or mossy foot is a form of non‐filarial lymphedema. This geo‐chemical elephantiasis is a disabling condition caused by the passage of microparticles of silica and aluminum silicates through the skin of people walking barefoot in areas with a high content of soil of volcanic origin.
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Surgery of Elephantiasis of the Scrotum of Filarial Origin
New England Journal of Medicine, 1948A NEW interest in tropical diseases has been attained in American medicine because of the widespread contact with exotic diseases by troops in the worldwide conflict that terminated on V-J Day. Among these none is more bizarre than elephantiasis of Filaria (Wuchereria) bancrofti origin.
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The pathology of non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1972Abstract 1. 1. The pathology of non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs is described, with special reference to the lymph nodes of the groin. 2. 2. The blockage of lymph flow is due to proliferation and hypertrophy of the littoral cells of the sinuses of the nodes as a response to an irritant from the peripheral drainage area. 3.
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Non-filarial elephantiasis in the Mt. Elgon area (Kapchorwa District) of Uganda
Acta Tropica, 2001Following reports of a high frequency of elephantiasis in Kwen County (Kapchorwa District) on the slopes of Mt. Elgon in Uganda, a baseline survey for lymphatic filariasis was carried out in three villages in the affected area. Individuals aged 1 year and above were examined for chronic manifestations of lymphatic filariasis, and for specific ...
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Elephantiasis of non-filarial origin (podoconiosis) in the highlands of north–western Cameroon
Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2008Lymphoedema, a condition of localized fluid retention, results from a compromised lymphatic system. Although one common cause in the tropics is infection with filarial worms, non-filarial lymphoedema, also known as podoconiosis, has been reported among barefoot farmers in volcanic highland zones of Africa, Central and South America and north-western ...
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Prevalence of Podoconiosis (Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis) in Wolaitta, Southern Ethiopia
Tropical Doctor, 2003The survey was undertaken to establish the point prevalence of overt podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) in Wolaitta zone, Southern Ethiopia, and also to determine whether age- or sex-related prevalence differences exist. A cross-sectional survey was performed during May—September 2001 among 33 678 residents of 4210 households randomly ...
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Podoconiosis, non-filarial elephantiasis, and lymphology.
Lymphology, 2010Several recent reviews of podoconiosis already exist in journals and on public access websites. After briefly covering the historical and epidemiological background, this narrative review will therefore attempt explicitly to link podoconiosis with ...
G. Davey
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The treatment of filarial elephantiasis of the leg by bandaging
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1938Abstract 1. 1. Prolonged firm bandaging effects a gradual removal of the lymphoedema in filarial elephantiasis of the leg; the patient gets prompt symptomatic relief from his discomfort and recurrent attacks of lymphangitis cease. 2. 2. Two outpatient methods of bandaging are described: the smaller legs are treated with the bandage boot—a ...
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Endemic non-filarial elephantiasis in Iringa District, Tanzania: a study of 30 patients
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1988Endemic non-filarial elephantiasis has not yet been described in the central tableland of Tanzania. We report the results of a clinical study in Tosamaganga Hospital, located in the middle of Tanzania (Iringa District). 30 patients with elephantiasis of the lower limbs were studied parasitologically (by blood smears) and clinically.
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Podoconiosis (Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis) in Two Resettlement Schemes in Western Ethiopia
Tropical Doctor, 1992In a population-based study of podoconiosis in two resettlement schemes in western Ethiopia, we found that 5% of 194 settlers and 9% of 222 indigenous people were affected. Prevalence rates were generally higher in males than females and increased with age, indicating sex differences in occupationally linked trauma to the feet and the cumulative ...
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