Without proper treatment, lymphedema can lead to infection, amputation or even death. If the cause of your elephantiasis is parasitic, you need to be on medication to eradicate the infection.

Risk of non-infectious elephantiasis mapped in Cameroon Date: January 11, 2018 Source: PLOS Summary: Both the etiology and demographics of podoconiosis, a non-infectious disease which causes ...

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a rare, disfiguring sequelae of secondary chronic lymphedema, predisposing the patient to recurrent skin infections and resulting in cobblestone-like ...

This condition also is referred to as lymphedema. "Unfortunately, the medication does not usually reverse lymphedema in those already affected," Budge said.

The disease leads to dysfunction of the lymph system, causing swelling in the limbs (lymphedema) and hardening of the arms and legs (elephantiasis) or swelling of the scrotum in men (hydrocele).

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a problem with my leg. I think I have elephantiasis. One leg is getting bigger than the other. Is there a cure for this? I am embarrassed to go to a doctor because of the c… ...

In cases of lymphedema, other diagnoses, including the filarial forms of elephantiasis, were excluded using field tests.

Use of a Novel Portable Three-Dimensional Scanner to Measure Limb Volume and Circumference in Patients with Filarial Lymphedema. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017; DOI ...

More information: Yahathugoda C, Weiler MJ, Rao R, De Silva L, Dixon JB, Weerasooriya MV, Weil GJ, Budge PJ. Use of a Novel Portable Three-Dimensional Scanner to Measure Limb Volume and ...

Podoconiosis, a non-filarial form of elephantiasis which was identified as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization in 2011, arises in barefoot subsistence farmers who are in ...