Synonym(s)
Elephantiasis indigenous; elephantiasis simplex; Mossy foot; Native Elephantiasis; Non-filarial endemic elephantiasis; noninfectious geochemical elephantiasis; Podoconiosis
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Collective term for non-filarial elephantiasis, mostly inflammatory elephantiasis, also elephantiasis after carcinomatous, tuberculous, syphilitic adenopathy, lymph node clearing, herpes simplex recidivans in loco, lymphogranuloma inguinale, thrombophlebitis.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Treatment of the underlying disease. S.a.u. Elephantiasis; see also lymphedema.
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Elephantiasis, indigenous; Elephantiasis simplex; Herpes simplex recidivans; Lymphedema, primary; Podoconiosis;Outgoing links (4)
Elephantiasis; Herpes simplex recidivans; Lymphedema (overview); Venereal lymphogranuloma;Disclaimer
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