Lymphangiography in Filarial Lymphoedema and Elephantiasis
- 1 November 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 10 (6) , 843-848
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1961.10.843
Abstract
Summary Nine patients with filarial lymphoedema or elephantiasis were investigated by lymphangiography. In Kenya x-ray lymphangiograms made in patients with filarial lymphoedema show a typical pattern of varicosities which clearly differentiate this condition from lymphostatic verrucosis, the prevalent form of non-filarial lymphoedema. Microfilariae are absent from the blood even when there is no obstruction to the flow of lymph in the affected leg. In advanced cases there is total obliteration of the lymphatic system of the leg.Keywords
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