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Filariasis and lymphoedema

Among the causes of lymphoedema (LE), secondary LE due to filariasis is the most prevalent. It affects only a minority of the 120 million people infected with the causative organisms of lymphatic filariasis (LF), Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi/timori, but is clustered in families, indicating...

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Autores principales: PFARR, K M, DEBRAH, A Y, SPECHT, S, HOERAUF, A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2784903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19825106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01133.x