Elephantiasis nostrasI89.06

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

Elephantiasis indigenous; elephantiasis simplex; Mossy foot; Native Elephantiasis; Non-filarial endemic elephantiasis; noninfectious geochemical elephantiasis; Podoconiosis

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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.

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer