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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Elephantiasis as a result of chronic lymphedema is characterized by gross enlargement of the arms, legs or genitalia, and occurs due to a variety of obstructive diseases of the lymphatic system.
Bamal Rahul +10 more
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Annals of Global Health, 2017 BackgroundNigeria is the second most endemic country in the world for lymphatic filariasis, with control efforts often hampered by poor community awareness and involvement in intervention strategies.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the ...
Bolatito Oluwabiyi +4 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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Vulval Elephantiasis: A Case Report
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012 Introduction. Elephantiasis is a chronic manifestation of filariasis; it commonly affects limbs, scrotum, and trunk. Females have lower incidence of filarial infection. Vulval elephantiasis due to filariasis is still rarer.
Harsh Mohan +3 more
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Chinese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020 : Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of complex decongestive therapy in the treatment of elephantiasis of the lower extremities. Methods: Seventeen patients with unilateral lower limb elephantiasis were included in the study (5 with primary
Jiajia CHEN +4 more
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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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Severe form of thyroid dermopathy in patient with hyperthyroidism [PDF]
Medicinski Glasnik Specijalne Bolnice za Bolesti Štitaste Žlezde i Bolesti Metabolizma "Zlatibor"Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder in which TSH receptor antibodies play the main pathogenic role. Besides the usual clinical presentation as hyperthyroidism, extrathyroidal manifestations can develop.
Đurković Ivana +8 more
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FILARIAL ELEPHANTIASIS OF LOWER EXTREMITY : A REVIEW
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1985 Elephantiasis of the lower limb is one of the most troublesome and common manifestation of filariasis. It is a very old problem in India, as Manu described it as an obstacle to the invitation of a Priest to annual remembrance festivities ("Shradha karma")
T. C. GOEL
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Giant scrotal elephantiasis of inflammatory etiology: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007 Background Scrotal lymphedema is rare outside endemic filariasis regions in Africa and Asia. It is of variable origin in the western world. Case presentation We present a case of a 40-year-old European man with massive elephantiasis of the scrotum ...
Denzinger Stefan +4 more
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Diversity and Activities of Mosquito in Yogyakarta Special Region Province, Indonesia, a Non Filariasis Endemic Area [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 According to data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2018, there were 37 cases of Elephantiasis in Yogyakarta, even though Yogyakarta is not an endemic area of filariasis.
Istianah Siti +2 more
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