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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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Physical therapies for reducing and controlling lymphoedema of the limbs. [PDF]
, 2008 Background Lymphoedema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the body caused by obstruction of the lymphatic drainage mechanisms. Management involves decongesting the reduced lymphatic pathways in order to reduce the size of the limb.
Ahmed +30 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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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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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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Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: an atypical presentation following intrapelvic lymphoma [PDF]
, 2019 Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa is a progressively debilitating and disfiguring disease commonly presenting with verrucous, cobblestone-like papules, nodules, or plaques with nonpitting edema in the lower extremities.
Dahle, Sara E +3 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis Control in Tanzania: Effect of Six Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Ivermectin and Albendazole on Infection and Transmission. [PDF]
, 2013 Control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa is based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) with a combination of ivermectin and albendazole, in order to interrupt transmission. We present findings from a detailed study
C Chaccour +48 more
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A Rare Cause of Massive Scrotal Elephantiasis: Case Report and Literature Review
Trends in Urology &Men's Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, December 2025.ABSTRACT Scrotal lymphedema is a rare late complication of testicular cancer treatment, with most reported cases occurring in the early postoperative period. Massive scrotal elephantiasis manifesting more than a decade after postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (pc‐RPLND) has not previously been described.
David Toro Tole +4 more
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Advances and controversies in the contemporary management of chronic lymphedema
Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2018 The lymphatic system is essential for normal body function, as its role is to recover fluid passed to the interstitial tissue from capillaries and to carry it back to the systemic circulation.
Monika Lecomte Gloviczki +1 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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