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Elephantiasis

Known as: stage III lymphedema, Elephantiases, Elephantiasis [Disease/Finding] 
A condition in which tissue or a limb becomes very swollen and thick, and changes color. It is caused by a block in the flow of lymph and a buildup… 
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Bigfoot DiseaseFilarial ElephantiasesPodoconiosis
Elephantiasis Nostras VerrucosaEndemic Non-Filarial ElephantiasisFilariasisIn Blood

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Ten Years of Podoconiosis Research in Ethiopia
Podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) is a non-infectious geochemical disease among barefoot subsistence farmers who… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
An ethnomedicinal survey conducted among the folk medicinal practitioners of three villages in Kurigram district, Bangladesh
Folk medicine is an integral part of the various traditional medicinal practices of Bangladesh. The folk medicinal practitioners… 
2009
2009
Structural characteristics of 'Hayward' kiwifruits from elephantiasis-affected plants studied by DRIFT, FT-Raman, NMR, and SEM techniques.
This is the first study on structural and ultrastructural changes taking place in Actinidia deliciosa kiwifruits affected by… 
2004
2004
Knowledge and beliefs about elephantiasis and hydrocele of lymphatic filariasis and some socio-demographic determinants in an endemic community of Eastern India.
1985
1985
Elephantiasis-like appearance of upper and lower extremities in Graves' dermopathy.
Graves' dermopathy, affecting upper as well as lower extremities, is reported in a 50-year-old male patient addicted to multiple… 
1977
1977
Man-biting species of Chrysops meigen, Culicoides latreille and Simulium latreille in Ethiopia, with discussion of their vector potentialities.
1973
1973
Nodular subepidermal fibrosis in non‐filarial endemic elephantiasis of the legs
Nodular subepidermal fibrosis is a common complication of non‐filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs. It occurs in the ‘rubbery… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Onchocerciasis. Onchocercal dermatitis, lymphadenitis, and elephantiasis in the Ubangi territory.
1956
1956
Non-Bancroftian Elephantiasis in Tanganyika
A case of naturally occurring anti-M agglutinin in the serum of an Rh-negative woman is described. The antibody was erroneously… 
1935
1935
ELEPHANTIASIS OF THE PENIS AND SCROTUM: A SEQUELA OF LYMPHOGRANULOMA INGUINALE
Lymphogranuloma inguinale, which was first described by Nicolas, Favre and Durand 1 in 1913, has received sufficient recognition… 
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