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elephantiasis
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el·e·phan·ti·a·sis
/ ˌeləfənˈtīəsis/
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n. Med.
a condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis.
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Elephantiasis nostrum verrucosa of the abdomen: clinical results with tazarotene.(CASE REPORTS)
Magazine article from: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa represents an...clinical, and pathologic appearance of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa are discussed...FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Discussion Elephantiasis nostrum verrucosa (ENV) is a rare...
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Egypt Finishing 'Elephantiasis' Campaign
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Nineteen years ago, Kheder contracted "elephantiasis," named for inflaming the arms and...three times the size of his left one. Elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis, has plagued...program to halt its transmission. Elephantiasis infects about 120 million people worldwide...
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People's knowledge and attitude to elephantiasis and its prevention in southwest Ethiopia.
Magazine article from: International Journal of Health Promotion and Education; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...priority for education. Key words: elephantiasis, lymphatic filariasis, health education...manifestations such as lymphoedema, elephantiasis and/or hydrocele. It is caused primarily...enlargement of the scrotum with fluid) and elephantiasis (an irreversible swelling of the limbs...
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Giant scrotal elephantiasis of inflammatory etiology: a case report.(Case report)(Case study)
Magazine article from: Journal of Medical Case Reports; 6/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Massive scrotal lymphedema, also termed elephantiasis, can be caused by obstruction, aplasia...with Wuchereria bancrofti. Scrotal elephantiasis is extremely rare outside endemic regions...Primary lymphedema i.e. congenital elephantiasis, is an extremely rare condition...
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Tanzania sets presidential anti-elephantiasis fund
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 4/2/2008; 443 words
; Tanzania sets presidential anti-elephantiasis fund DAR ES SALAAM, April 2 (Xinhua...Tanzania has set up a presidential anti-elephantiasis fund with its president donating more...filariasis disease, commonly known as elephantiasis. The three-day GAELF conference...
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Free drug distribution program aimed at wiping out river blindness targets elephantiasis as well
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/7/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...enlarged legs in search of relief from elephantiasis, a disfiguring disease caused by an...program using the same drug to treat elephantiasis. Although free Mectizan to treat river...another year to get the treatment for elephantiasis, said Dr. Mwele Melecela, an expert...
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Now, a cure for elephantiasis is possible in India
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 2/9/2008; 585 words
; ...Kerala), Feb. 9 -- A cure for elephantiasis is now possible in India, thanks...years of research, found a cure for elephantiasis by mixing both Ayurveda and English medicine. Elephantiasis or Lymphatic Filariasis affects 25...
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WHO predicts elephantiasis to be eliminated by 2015
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 4/3/2008; 436 words
; WHO predicts elephantiasis to be eliminated by 2015 DAR ES...Organization (WHO) has predicted that elephantiasis, a parasitic infection, can be...the three-day conference that elephantiasis could be kicked out by 2015 with...
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Elephantiasis stalks 30 million Tanzanians: study
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/24/2005; 401 words
; Elephantiasis stalks 30 million Tanzanians: study...contracting the lymphatic disorder of elephantiasis, warned the Tanzanian National Institute...country's 114 districts do not have elephantiasis patients. The high level of transmission...
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Attack on elephantiasis. Antibiotic offers weapon against tropical scourge.(SCIENCE NEWS: This Week)
Magazine article from: Science News; 6/25/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...exotic diseases that afflict people, elephantiasis ranks among the most dreaded. The...harboring active worms showed overt elephantiasis symptoms, Taylor says, and an infection...out larvae and so stop the spread of elephantiasis, also called lymphatic filariasis...
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Elephantiasis
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Elephantiasis Elephantiasis (el-e-fan-TY-a-sis) is the result of a tropical worm...these body parts appear large and puffy, or elephant-like. Elephantiasis is not “ elephant man disease, ” which is...
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elephantiasis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
elephantiasis , abnormal enlargement of any part...surgery sometimes helps, but any elephantiasis that develops during the disease cannot...Blocking of the lymph channels and elephantiasis can also result from lymphogranuloma...
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Filariasis
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...sources Brugia malayl Brugia timorl Elephantiasis Filariae Lymphatic system Mosquito...particularly likely to be affected. In elephantiasis, a severe form of lymphatic filariasis...the skin of an elephant. Although elephantiasis is unusual, up to half of all men...
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Manson, Patrick
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...made detailed descriptions of cases of elephantiasis, leprosy, and “ heart disease...experience. His special interest in elephantiasis led him to devise surgical procedures...searching the libraries for literature on elephantiasis, in the course of which, on 25 March...
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Culicidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...pipiens) fatigans , distributed throughout the tropics, is the carrier of Wucheria bancrofti , the nematode responsible for elephantiasis in humans. Adults of this species have a characteristic resting attitude, with the body almost parallel with the substrate...
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