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Elephantiasis
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis, often incorrectly called elephantitis, is the enlargement and hardening of limbs or body parts due to tissue swelling.[1][2] It is characterised by edema, hypertrophy, and fibrosis of skin and subcutaneous tissues, due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels.[2] It may affect the genitalia.[2] The term elephantiasis is often used in reference to (symptoms caused by) parasitic worm infections,[1][2] but may refer to a variety of diseases that swell parts of the subject's body to exceptionally massive proportions.[2]
Cause
Some conditions that present with elephantiasis include:
Elephantiasis nostras, due to longstanding chronic lymphangitis[citation needed]
Elephantiasis tropica (known as lymphatic filariasis), caused by a number of parasitic worms, particularly Wuchereria bancrofti. More than 120 million people, mostly in Africa and Southeast Asia, are affected.[3]
Nonfilarial elephantiasis (or podoconiosis), an immune disease affecting the lymph vessels[citation needed]
Leishmaniasis[2]
Elephantiasis, Grade 3 lymphedema which may occur in people with breast cancer[4]
Genital elephantiasis, result of lymphogranuloma venereum[citation needed]
Proteus syndrome, a genetic disorder best known as the condition possibly experienced by Joseph Merrick, the so-called "Elephant Man"[citation needed]
Other causes may include:
Repeated streptococcal infection[2]
Lymphadenectomy[2]
Hereditary birth defects[2]
Pretibial myxedema
References
"Definition of ELEPHANTIASIS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
"elephantiasis", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2018-06-28
Carlson, Emily (27 March 2013). "Taking the 'Bite' Out of Vector-Borne Diseases - Inside Life Science Series - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". publications.nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
"Lymphedema". National Cancer Institute. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
External links
"Elephantiasis" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. VIII (9th ed.). 1878. p. 126.
"Lymphatic filariasis". World Health Organization. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis, often incorrectly called elephantitis, is the enlargement and hardening of limbs or body parts due to tissue swelling.[1][2] It is characterised by edema, hypertrophy, and fibrosis of skin and subcutaneous tissues, due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels.[2] It may affect the genitalia.[2] The term elephantiasis is often used in reference to (symptoms caused by) parasitic worm infections,[1][2] but may refer to a variety of diseases that swell parts of the subject's body to exceptionally massive proportions.[2]
Cause
Some conditions that present with elephantiasis include:
Elephantiasis nostras, due to longstanding chronic lymphangitis[citation needed]
Elephantiasis tropica (known as lymphatic filariasis), caused by a number of parasitic worms, particularly Wuchereria bancrofti. More than 120 million people, mostly in Africa and Southeast Asia, are affected.[3]
Nonfilarial elephantiasis (or podoconiosis), an immune disease affecting the lymph vessels[citation needed]
Leishmaniasis[2]
Elephantiasis, Grade 3 lymphedema which may occur in people with breast cancer[4]
Genital elephantiasis, result of lymphogranuloma venereum[citation needed]
Proteus syndrome, a genetic disorder best known as the condition possibly experienced by Joseph Merrick, the so-called "Elephant Man"[citation needed]
Other causes may include:
Repeated streptococcal infection[2]
Lymphadenectomy[2]
Hereditary birth defects[2]
Pretibial myxedema
References
"Definition of ELEPHANTIASIS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
"elephantiasis", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2018-06-28
Carlson, Emily (27 March 2013). "Taking the 'Bite' Out of Vector-Borne Diseases - Inside Life Science Series - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". publications.nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
"Lymphedema". National Cancer Institute. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
External links
"Elephantiasis" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. VIII (9th ed.). 1878. p. 126.
"Lymphatic filariasis". World Health Organization. Retrieved 1 June 2018.