Pregnancy and Vaginal Childbirth Followed by Reconstructive Vulval Surgery in a Woman with Giant and Isolated Vulval Elephantiasis [PDF]
Oman Medical JournalIsolated elephantiasis of the vulva refers to a gigantic swelling of the vulva without concomitant swelling of the lower limbs. It is a rarely reported entity and its occurrence during pregnancy has been reported only once.
Rinnie Brar +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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Scroto-perineal hidradenitis suppurativa complicated by giant scrotal elephantiasis
Urology Annals, 2015 Scrotal elephantiasis has been a recognized complication of inguinal node irradiation, filarial infection, tumor involvement and surgical lymphatic destruction, but has rarely been reported in association with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
Badr Alharbi +6 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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Prevalence of endemic Bancroftian filariasis in the high altitude region of south-eastern Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2011 Background & objectives: The study was aimed at determining the prevalence and intensity of Wuchereriabancrofti microfilaraemia in a high altitude region of south-eastern Nigeria, and ascertaining the prevalenceof clinical signs and symptoms associated ...
E.C. Utta
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Elephantiasis mimicry in recurrent lower limb skin infections in a diabetic patient: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Chronic edema as a complication of systemic diseases or infections can mimic filarial lymphedema (also known as elephantiasis) and considered so. We describe a case of chronic lymphedema that mimicked elephantiasis in a diabetic man.
Puneet Bramania +3 more
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Evidence for the exacerbation of lymphedema of geochemical origin, podoconiosis, by onchocerciasis [PDF]
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2009 Summary: The study was conducted to investigate a variation in the distribution of endemic elephantiasis previously determined to be of geochemical origin in three neighbouring and essentially homogenous villages, Bambili, Bambui and Finge of the Bambui ...
Fidelis Cho-Ngwa +3 more
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Long-Term Follow-Up After the Charles Procedure: Possibilities for Minimally Invasive Reconstructive Lymphedema Surgery With Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis: A Report of Four Cases. [PDF]
MicrosurgeryABSTRACT The Charles procedure (CP) is a potentially devastating treatment; however, in cases of an end stage of untreated or improperly treated lymphedema, it is the ultimate surgical therapy. As a life‐saving solution, it quickly relieves patients with giant, hypertrophic extremities, mostly in ambulation and hygiene maintenance.
Krzesniak NE +5 more
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