Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis is gross enlargement of limb or areas of the trunk or head. There is abnormal accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues (lymph) causing severe swelling. The skin is usually thickened, cobble stone appearance and may become ulcerated sometimes with fever, chills.Rare disorder mainly in africa casused by parasities. This is related to blockage of lymphatic system, lymphedema.
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How can I treat elephantiasis..please replyy urgent!!!!?
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What is the life expectancy for a person with elephantiasis?
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Is it true that people with elephantiasis produce excessive amount of semen?
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Elephantiasis: if the worm can live inside your body for up to 6 years then does the disease go away when the worm dies?
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What to do if I have been researching elephantiasis but can not find out how the mosquito gets the worm in the first place?
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Is elephantiasis a genetic ?
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Which organism causes elephantiasis?
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Is there a vaccine for elephantiasis?
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What kind of doctor can treat Elephantiasis?
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What is the difference between bad leg edema and elephantiasis?
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What's the difference between radical mastectomy and elephantiasis?
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Why might it be that it be a radical mastectomy instead of elephantiasis?
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Please explain why would it be a radical mastectomy instead of elephantiasis?
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Is elephantiasis a gene or chromosomal mutation? Please advise!
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Is the disease elephantiasis caused by an eubacterium, roundworm, or virus?
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I'm not sure if this is elephantiasis or not. My family has had a history of big legs. How can we get them to be normal?
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Is tropical eosinophilia serious ? Is it completely cureable ? Will it lead to something serious like elephantiasis ? I am taking 21 day course medicine for this. My eosinophils came high 12%( Max 9%). Absolute eosinophils -636. Living in India?
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Prescribed Hetrazan 100 x 21 days (1-0-1) and inhaler by ENT doctor. Does this mean i have parasitic worms ? Just had some wheezing in chest. Eosinophils -12% , Absolute E.C.- 636 how did I get these worms ? Do these worms lead to elephantiasis ?
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How do you treat wounds from filariasis?
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