象皮症
WordNet
- hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
- thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction (同)pachyderma
- swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction (同)chyloderma
- hypertrophy of a limb
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- 象皮病(皮膚や肉が厚くなる熱帯病)
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出典(authority):フリー百科事典『ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』「2015/06/22 02:46:18」(JST)
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Elephantiasis is a symptom of a variety of diseases, where parts of a person's body swell to massive proportions.
A female with Elephantiasis tropica
Some conditions that have this symptom include:
- Elephantiasis nostras, due to longstanding chronic lymphangitis
- Elephantiasis tropica or lymphatic filariasis, caused by a number of parasitic worms, particularly Wuchereria bancrofti
- Nonfilarial elephantiasis or podoconiosis, an immune disease affecting the lymph vessels
- Elephantiasis, Grade 4 lymphedema
- Genital elephantiasis, end result of lymphogranuloma venereum
- Proteus syndrome, the genetic disorder of the so-called Elephant Man
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English Journal
- Toxicity of seaweed-synthesized silver nanoparticles against the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus and its impact on predation efficiency of the cyclopoid crustacean Mesocyclops longisetus.
- Murugan K1, Benelli G, Ayyappan S, Dinesh D, Panneerselvam C, Nicoletti M, Hwang JS, Kumar PM, Subramaniam J, Suresh U.
- Parasitology research.Parasitol Res.2015 Jun;114(6):2243-53. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4417-z. Epub 2015 Mar 19.
- Nearly 1.4 billion people in 73 countries worldwide are threatened by lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic infection that leads to a disease commonly known as elephantiasis. Filariasis is vectored by mosquitoes, with special reference to the genus Culex. The main control tool against mosquito larvae is
- PMID 25782680
- Long-term follow-up and epidemiological trends in patients with pretibial myxedema: an 11-year study from a tertiary care center in northern India.
- Kumaran M1, Dutta P2, Sakia U3, Dogra S1.
- International journal of dermatology.Int J Dermatol.2015 May 27. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12658. [Epub ahead of print]
- INTRODUCTION: Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is a rare manifestation of Graves' disease. There is paucity of data regarding long-term follow-up and response to treatment in PTM.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study wherein 30 patients of PTM presenting during 2001-2011 attending dermatology and endoc
- PMID 26019115
- Understanding of research, genetics and genetic research in a rapid ethical assessment in north west Cameroon.
- Kengne-Ouafo JA1, Millard JD2, Nji TM3, Tantoh WF4, Nyoh DN5, Tendongfor N1, Enyong PA1, Newport MJ6, Davey G6, Wanji S1.
- International health.Int Health.2015 May 12. pii: ihv034. [Epub ahead of print]
- BACKGROUND: There is limited assessment of whether research participants in low-income settings are afforded a full understanding of the meaning of medical research. There may also be particular issues with the understanding of genetic research. We used a rapid ethical assessment methodology to expl
- PMID 25969503
Japanese Journal
- Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Symptoms with Emphasis on Chyluria and Elephantiasis
- TADA Isao
- Tropical medicine and health 39(1), 47-50, 2011-03-01
- NAID 10028116827
- 路上生活者の両下腿に生じたelephantiasis nostras verrucosaの1例
Related Links
- Elephantiasis Definition The word elephantiasis is a vivid and accurate term for the syndrome it describes: the gross (visible) enlargement of the arms, legs, or genitals to elephantoid size. Description True elephantiasis is the result of ...
- Meredith suffers a serious affliction – Elephantiasis: being showered with elephant-themed gifts on any occasion. It’s a pity she hates elephants. ... Meredith has elephantiasis. That is, a burden of elephants. For years her neighbours ...
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- 英
- neglected tropical diseases, NTDs
neglected tropical diseases
other 'neglected' conditions
参考
- http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/diseases/en/
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- 英
- elephantiasis
- 同
- 象皮病
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フィラリア性象皮病、フィラリア性象皮症
- 関
- lymphatic filariasis