Upper extremity lymphedema in bancroftial filariasis
Geva, H.; Palti, A.; Efrat, M.
Harefuah 114(6): 278-279
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768 PMID: 3286402 Document Number: 324963
A 19-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation and treatment of upper extremity lymphedema 7 years after a prolonged stay in Nigeria. Infection due to Wuchereria bancrofti was diagnosed and she was treated with diethylcarbamazine and physiotherapy.
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