Surgical debulking of podoconiosis nodules and its impact on quality of life in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, severe lymphedema and acute dermato-lymphangio-adenitis (ADLA) of the legs as a consequence of podoconiosis affects approximately 1.5 million people. In some this condition may lead to woody-hard fibrotic nodules, which are resistant to conventional treatment. We present a s...

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Autores principales: Enbiale, Wendemagegn, Verdonck, Kristien, Gebeyehu, Melesse, van Griensven, Johan, de Vries, Henry J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7857577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33481805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009053

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7857577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33481805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009053

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