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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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Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, 2019 The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the cure of elephantiasis over a ten-year follow-up period and novel discoveries with directed occupational rehabilitation.
Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy +3 more
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Treatment of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa with CO2laser
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2019 Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is the most severe form of chronic non-filarial lymphedema that leads to disfiguration of body parts. Multiple topical and surgical treatments have been typically used with high relapse rates and local complications.
Adrián De Quintana Sancho +3 more
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A case report on rare finding of microfilaria in pus sample of an ulcer over elephantiasis leg
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Skin ulcerations are a significant cause of morbidity and can be challenging to manage. Among the various causes of chronic non‐healing ulcers, lymphedema is also considered a possible diagnosis in countries such as Nepal.
Manoj Adhikary +3 more
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021 Objective. To confirm the absence of Wuchereria bancrofti autochthonous cases in Manaus, a former focus of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Methods.
Marilaine Martins +2 more
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Epidemiology and individual, household and geographical risk factors of podoconiosis in ethiopia: results from the first nationwide mapping [PDF]
, 2014 Although podoconiosis is one of the major causes of tropical lymphoedema and is endemic in Ethiopia its epidemiology and risk factors are poorly understood.
Abeba Gebretsadik +60 more
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Histopathologic Improvement with Lymphedema Management, Léogâne, Haiti
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 In countries where bancroftian filariasis is endemic, lymphedema of the leg is a public health problem, particularly for women, who are disproportionately affected.
Susan F. Wilson +5 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 Molecular xenomonitoring (MX), the detection of filarial DNA in mosquitoes using molecular methods (PCR), is a potentially useful surveillance strategy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination programs.
Brady McPherson +10 more
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Modelling environmental factors correlated with podoconiosis: a geospatial study of non-filarial elephantiasis [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction The precise trigger of podoconiosis — endemic non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs — is unknown. Epidemiological and ecological studies have linked the disease with barefoot exposure to red clay soils of volcanic origin ...
Atkinson, Peter M +6 more
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Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2023 Stage III lymphedema, also known as elephantiasis, is the most advanced stage and involves the occurrence of large deformities. This article reports the case of a 30-year-old woman with bilateral stage III lymphedema who weighed 109 kg.
Jose M. P de Godoy +2 more
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