Diseases

Non-Filarial Lymphedema

A form of elephantiasis caused by soil particles which penetrate the skin of the foot. It is limited to tropical regions with soils of high volcanic content.

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Abstract

A form of elephantiasis caused by soil particles which penetrate the skin of the foot. It is limited to tropical regions with soils of high volcanic content.

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  • Lymphedema, Non-Filarial
  • Lymphedemas, Non-Filarial
  • Non Filarial Lymphedema
  • Non-Filarial Lymphedemas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2013

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Non-Filarial Lymphedema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062846. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062846
  2. Non-Filarial Lymphedema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podoconiosis
  3. Non-Filarial Lymphedema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7206990