ELEPHANTIASIS IN SAO-TOME-AND-PRINCIPE

被引：18
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作者：
RUIZ, L [1 ]
CAMPO, E [1 ]
CORACHAN, M [1 ]
机构：
[1] HOSP CLIN BARCELONA,SERV ANAT PATHOL,E-08036 BARCELONA,SPAIN
来源：
ACTA TROPICA | 1994年 / 57卷 / 01期
关键词：
PODOCONIOSIS; ELEPHANTIASIS; FILARIAE; SAO TOME; VOLCANIC;
D O I：
10.1016/0001-706X(94)90090-6
中图分类号：
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要：
Podoconiosis or endemic non-filarial elephantiasis is produced by deposits of inorganic materials in the lymph node of the lower extremities. The presence of elephantiasis in Sao Tome Island and its prevalence in two districts are documented. Epidemiological aspects of the disease as well as clinical and pathological data of some of the cases are illustrated. With all these data and the physical characteristics of the island we suggest that elephantiasis in Sao Tome is of geological obstructive origin: podoconiosis. The importance of non-medical measures to eradicate this disease are underlined.
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