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Elephantiasis (Lymphatic Filariasis) Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Elephantiasis (pronounced “eh-luh-fuhn-TAI-uh-suhs”) is a type of infectious disease that causes skin thickening and (in some cases) disfigurement . You get elephantiasis through tiny parasitic worms (filarial worms) that infect your lymphatic system.
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Elephantiasis - Wikipedia
Elephantiasis, often incorrectly called elephantitis, is the enlargement and hardening of limbs or body parts due to tissue swelling.
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Elephantiasis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment - WebMD
Elephantiasis, also known as lymphatic filariasis, is a very rare condition that's spread by mosquitoes.
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elephantiasis
‖ elephantiasis (ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs) [L. elephantiasis, a. Gr. ἐλεϕαντίασις, f. ἐλέϕας, elephant.] 1. The name given to various kinds of cutaneous disease, which produce in the part affected a resemblance to an elephant's hide. The best known are: a. E. Græcorum, a tubercular disease, often identified ...
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Lymphatic filariasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease. Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans ...
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Elephantiasis - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORD
Elephantiasis is a condition characterized by gross enlargement of an area of the body, especially the limbs.
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Elephantiasis - Healthdirect
Elephantiasis is a tropical disease spread by mosquito bites that can cause arm and leg swelling and skin to become hard and thick, like an elephant's.
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Elephantiasis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and More - Healthline
Elephantiasis is also known as lymphatic filariasis. It's caused by parasitic worms, and can spread from person to person through mosquitoes.
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Elephantiasis: Causes, symptoms, and treatment - MedicalNewsToday
Elephantiasis is a tropical disease where the skin becomes thick and hard. It is due to parasitic worms that are spread through mosquito bites.
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Lymphatic filariasis - Wikipedia
Lymphatic filariasis is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms. Usually acquired in childhood, it is a leading cause of permanent ...
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Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease. It is caused by infection with parasites classified as ...
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elephantiasis
elephantiasis/ˌelɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs; ˌɛləfən`taɪəsɪs/ n[U]disease, esp of tropical countries, in which limbs become abnormally enlarged and the skin thickens 象皮病(尤见於热带国家, 患者四肢异常肿大, 皮肤增厚).
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Elephantiasis nostras
Causes
Although elephantiasis nostras resembles the elephantiasis caused by helminths, it is not a filarial disease. Both elephantiasis nostras and filarial elephantiasis are characterized by impaired lymphatic drainage, which results in excess fluid accumulation.
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Filariasis
Elephantiasis results when the parasites lodge in the lymphatic system. In 2003, the common antibiotic doxycycline was suggested for treating elephantiasis.
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elephancy
† ˈelephancy Obs. [ad. L. elephantia, f. elephas, elephant-is, elephant.] = elephantiasis.[1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. vii. lxiv. (1495) 279 One manere Lepra comyth of pure Melancoly, and hyght Elephancia. 1494 Fabyan vii. 651 Peynfull sykenesse, which of myne auctoure is callyd in Latyne Morbus Ele...
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