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Evaluation of mass drug administration under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program for lymphatic filariasis elimination in rural area of Telangana: A community-based cross-sectional study

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences
Background: In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that globally, about 884.9 million individuals were at risk of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and 28 countries reported having treated a total of 364.9 million people (41.2%).
Ratna Balaraju, Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Chandra Sekhar Kalevaru, MMV Prasad Sharma   +3 more
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Vulvar Filarial Elephantiasis in A Tanzanian Woman; Rare Presentation of Lymphatic Filariasis: A Case Report and A Review of Literature

, 2015
Lymphatic filariasis is frequently caused by Wuchereria banchrofti a widely distributed filarial worm throughout tropical regions of Asia and Africa. This worm is particularly prevalent in wet and humid areas.
Bonaventura, CTM, Ipyana, HM, Januarius, H   +2 more
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Global Lymphatic Filariasis Post-Validation Surveillance Activities in 2025: A Scoping Review

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Following World Health Organization (WHO) validation of lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination as a public health problem, countries are required to implement post-validation surveillance (PVS) to detect potential resurgence and ensure sustained ...
Holly Jian, Harriet Lawford, Angus McLure, Colleen Lau, Adam Craig   +4 more
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Recurrent unilateral vulval elephantiasis: a case report.

, 2014
Genital elephantiasis is caused by a variety of infective and non infective causes leading to blockage of lymphatic. We are presenting a rare case of recurrent unilateral vulval elephantiasis which has recurred after initial reconstructive surgery.
Shreedhar Venkatesh, Sampath Kumar G, Lakshmidevi Muralidhar   +2 more
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A case of elephantiasis neuromatosa

, 1970
Elephantiasis neuromatosa (EN) is a rare and unique complication of plexiform neurofibroma, a type of neurofibromatosis type 1, and manifests as hypertrophy of an extremity (either lower limb or upper limb). EN can be seen in individuals of any age group
K, Gunasekaran, K, Thiruvarutchelvan, S, Sivakumar   +2 more
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FILARIASIS AND ELEPHANTIASIS IN FIJI [PDF]

Southern Medical Journal, 1912
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openaire   +2 more sources

De nonnullis elephantiasis exemplis [Dissertatio inauguralis]

DE NONNULLIS ELEPHANTIASIS EXEMPLIS [DISSERTATIO INAUGURALIS] Johannes Müller Library (-) De nonnullis elephantiasis exemplis [Dissertatio inauguralis] (-
Hancke, August Heinrich
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Firm smooth polypoid nodule within a skin graft

JAAD Case Reports, 2023
Sarah Williamson, MD, Stephen Somach, MD
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Zambia: A Narrative Review of Success and Challenges in Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
The establishment of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to stop the transmission of infection has significantly reduced the incidence of lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating mosquito-borne neglected tropical disease.
Kingford Chimfwembe, Hugh Shirley, Natalie Baker, Richard Wamai   +3 more
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When lymphedema becomes elephantiasis: a multidisciplinary challenge in a patient with severe obesity and cardiopulmonary comorbidities

Veins and Lymphatics
Lymphedema is a progressive condition that can reach an extreme, debilitating stage known as elephantiasis. This case presents a 57-year-old man with stage III by International Society of Lymphology (ISL) lower limb primary lymphedema diagnosed by a ...
Bruno Soggia, Gabriele Fanciulli, Ilaria Manfrini, Jacob Zeitani, Mirko Tessari   +4 more
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