Feasibility and Effectiveness of Basic Lymphedema Management in Leogane, Haiti, an Area Endemic for Bancroftian Filariasis

BACKGROUND: Approximately 14 million persons living in areas endemic for lymphatic filariasis have lymphedema of the leg. Clinical studies indicate that repeated episodes of bacterial acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA) lead to progression of lymphedema and that basic lymphedema management, which...

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Autores principales: Addiss, David G., Louis-Charles, Jacky, Roberts, Jacquelin, LeConte, Frederic, Wendt, Joyanna M., Milord, Marie Denise, Lammie, Patrick J., Dreyer, Gerusa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20422031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000668

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20422031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000668

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