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Determining Etiology of Elephantiasis and Associated Factors in Hawella Tula, Sidama Region, Ethiopia [PDF]
Research and Reports in Tropical MedicineTigabu Daniel,1 Hunachew Beyene,2 Bereket A Tegene1 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University ...
Daniel T, Beyene H, Tegene BA
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 A 33-year-old primiparous woman was admitted for induction of labor at 39+2 gestational weeks due to gestational diabetes mellitus, treated with insulin. During physical examination, elephantiasis in both legs was revealed.
Ioannis Tsakiridis, Apostolos Mamopoulos
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Surgical Intervention for Filariasis-Induced Lymphedema: A Systematic Review of Ablative and Physiological Approaches [PDF]
LifeAdvanced filariasis-induced lymphedema causes irreversible fibrosis, severe disability, recurrent infections, and major psychosocial burden, often with poor response to conservative therapy.
Rani Septrina +3 more
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Unexplained Giant Genital Enlargement: Is It Due to Inverse Psoriasis? [PDF]
ReportsA healthy 54-year-old man previously presented to vascular surgeons with a 4-year history of swelling of the penis and scrotum was scheduled for ultrasound evaluation in the angiology office in our department.
Francesco Natale, Giovanni Cimmino
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Elephantiasis in the Netherlands, a rare finding and a reason to perform an autopsy
Forensic Science International: Reports, 2020 Introduction: Elephantiasis is endemic around the equator. In Western countries the phenomenon is extremely rare. Case description: A Dutch 41-year-old severely obese male was found dead in his home.
H. Tamara Gelderman +2 more
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Successful surgical resection and reconstruction of scrotal elephantiasis
IJU Case Reports, 2021 Introduction An enlarged scrotum due to scrotal elephantiasis results in a poor quality of life. This condition is uncommon and challenging to manage for most urologists.
Yuto Hattori +5 more
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Journal of the American Medical Association, 1918 Cases of elephantiasis are sufficiently rare in this climate to warrant the reporting of all observed cases. It is for this reason that we submit the following case report: REPORT OF CASE History. —Miss C., aged 40, a domestic, born in southern Germany, her name indicating French descent, had come to this country in early childhood and had lived in ...
Wobus, Reinhard E., Opie, E. L.
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Infectious etiologies of genital elephantiasis outside of filariasis endemic regions: a case report
African Journal of Urology, 2020 Background Isolated genital elephantiasis outside filariasis endemic tropical and subtropical regions is rare and presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Serologic and radiographic investigation must be undertaken to exclude reversible causes of
Youssef Kharbach +3 more
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