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Aktuelle Urologie, 2007
Penoscrotal elephantiasis is not an uncommon clinical picture that may arise as a symptom of many diseases; it is usually a sequela of a recurring inflammatory process, eczema or malignancy. Elephantiasis often occurs after radical operations in the pelvic region.
V, Zugor +3 more
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Penoscrotal elephantiasis is not an uncommon clinical picture that may arise as a symptom of many diseases; it is usually a sequela of a recurring inflammatory process, eczema or malignancy. Elephantiasis often occurs after radical operations in the pelvic region.
V, Zugor +3 more
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International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2002
Genital elephantiasis (esthiomene), which is the dramatic end-result of lymphatic obstruction, is rather rare. Although mainly associated with filariasis and sexually transmitted diseases, such as lymphogranuloma venereum and donovanosis, it could also be an uncommon complication of tubercular lymphadenitis, a common infection in tropical countries ...
Rashmi, Sarkar +3 more
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Genital elephantiasis (esthiomene), which is the dramatic end-result of lymphatic obstruction, is rather rare. Although mainly associated with filariasis and sexually transmitted diseases, such as lymphogranuloma venereum and donovanosis, it could also be an uncommon complication of tubercular lymphadenitis, a common infection in tropical countries ...
Rashmi, Sarkar +3 more
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1933
Summary 1. Elephantiasis is a clinical and pathologic entity in which the essential pathologic change is not so much the edema which is the result of lymph stasis as it is a fibromatosis or hypertrophy of the underlying connective tissue. 2. While lymph stasis is an essential step in the development of the disease, and can be caused by any ...
J.Thornwell Witherspoon +1 more
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Summary 1. Elephantiasis is a clinical and pathologic entity in which the essential pathologic change is not so much the edema which is the result of lymph stasis as it is a fibromatosis or hypertrophy of the underlying connective tissue. 2. While lymph stasis is an essential step in the development of the disease, and can be caused by any ...
J.Thornwell Witherspoon +1 more
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HLA AND ELEPHANTIASIS REVISITED
European Journal of Immunogenetics, 1997A recent case‐control study in Indonesia suggested that the course of Brugian filariasis and in particular resistance to the development of elephantiasis was associated with certain HLA class II alleles. In order to see whether these data could be confirmed we conducted a similar study in another Indonesian population from South Sulawesi.
Marius J. Giphart +10 more
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Elephantiasis Congenita Angiomatosa
Acta Paediatrica, 1953SummaryAn account is given of eight cases of congenital elephantiasis with angiomatosis, in which no hereditary history of the disease was found. It is emphasized that a definite diagnosis can be made by means of histological examination, and that soft‐tissue radiography may often facilitate the diagnosis.
Birger Hahn, Herbert Enell
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Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2006Swelling of the leg is a frequent finding in podiatric medicine. Unless the patient draws notice to the condition or the physician is diligent in asking questions and examining the extremity, the condition may be viewed as minor and given little attention.
Adam M. Budny +2 more
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Congenital lymphangiectatic elephantiasis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1992A case of a child with a rare giant congenital cavernous lymphangioma giving rise to elephantiasis of the left lower extremity is presented. Plain radiographs revealed underlying bone lesions and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging accurately defined extension of the process into the pelvis and retroperitoneum.
Mauricio Castillo, Rodrigo Dominguez
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Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa
International Journal of Dermatology, 2000A 62‐year‐old white man was referred to our department in May 1998 because of the progressive development of chronic lymphedema on the lower extremities; since the age of 58 years, he had noted recurrent swelling with bilateral edema involving, at first, the dorsum of the feet and, later, both the front and the back of the legs, leading to the ...
VACCARO, Mario +3 more
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Urology, 2005
How much can a man carry? Penoscrotal elephantiasis is a debilitating syndrome. This is a case report of a patient with giant genital elephantiasis secondary to long-standing lymphogranuloma venereum infection in Ethiopia. Complete surgical resection of the pathologic tissue and penile reconstruction was undertaken with good cosmetic and functional ...
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How much can a man carry? Penoscrotal elephantiasis is a debilitating syndrome. This is a case report of a patient with giant genital elephantiasis secondary to long-standing lymphogranuloma venereum infection in Ethiopia. Complete surgical resection of the pathologic tissue and penile reconstruction was undertaken with good cosmetic and functional ...
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Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 1980Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa is an unusual and impressive cutaneous hypertrophy that may occur secondary to chronic, severe lymphedema or venous insufficiency, usually of a lower extremity. The condition consists of hyperkeratotic, verrucous, and papillomatous projections. A case is reported in a white woman.
Terrence W. Leveck, Roger K. Allen
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