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Life expectancy for a person with elephantiasis
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Elephantiasis: Lethality from Lymphatic filariasis (one type of Elephantiasis) is low. But life expectancy due to this infection would be largely impacted by diseas... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Elephantiasis: Elephantiasis can be treated with Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) which is a microfilaricide. DEC has been used in combination with ivermectin. (if due to p... Read More
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Dr. John Leander Poanswered
Infectious Disease 20 years experience
Lymphatic Filariasis: Typically refers to the changes in the look of the legs where it resembles the thick, rough, pebbly, dark leg of an elephant. This happens when there ... Read More
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Surgical Oncology 20 years experience
Lymph obstruction: Elephantiasis refers to massive swelling of a limb due to blockage of tiny channels in the soft tissues called lymphactics. These channels usually he... Read More
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Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
See below: A disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and male genitals. In some cases the dise... Read More
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5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Louis Petrieanswered
Travel Medicine 37 years experience
Rapid Treatment: Doxycycline has been used successfully in the treatment of elephantiasis. There are other treatments depending on the life cycle of the parasite. This... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Latisha Smithanswered
Wound care 40 years experience
Not at all: Elephantiasis is the common name for stage iii lymphedema, an advanced stage of swelling of limb. Consists hardening and deformity of the skin. It is... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Edward Cherulloanswered
Urology 26 years experience
Not true: Elephantiasis classically describes a the chronic swelling and skin changes associated with lymphatic vessel obstruction. This has nothing to do with... Read More
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4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sarah Kohlanswered
Travel Medicine 37 years experience
No: The physical manifestions of the disease are caused by the blockage of lymph ducts. The swelling and other manifestations of lymphedema are caused by ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Elephantiasis: "Mosquitoes are infected with microfilariae by ingesting blood when biting an infected host. Microfilariae mature into infective larvae within the mos... Read More
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Dr. Jack Rubinanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 50 years experience
Elephantiasis: Elephantiasis is a disease that is notable for the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and male genitals. Sometimes,... Read More
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