Preferred Label : elephantiasis;

MeSH definition : Hypertrophy and thickening of tissues from causes other than filarial infection, the latter being described as ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL.;

MeSH synonym : elephantiases;

MeSH hyponym : bigfoot disease; endemic elephantiasis; podoconiosis; Podoconioses; Microcrystal Disease; Disease, Microcrystal; Diseases, Microcrystal; Microcrystal Diseases; Mossy foot; Mossy foots; foot, Mossy; foots, Mossy; Lymphostatic Verrucosis; Lymphostatic Verrucoses; Verrucoses, Lymphostatic; Verrucosis, Lymphostatic; Elephantiases, Endemic; Elephantiasis, Endemic; Endemic Elephantiases; Bigfoot Diseases; Disease, Bigfoot; Diseases, Bigfoot;

Related MeSH term : elephantiasis nostras verrucosa; endemic Non-Filarial elephantiasis; Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas; Nostras Verrucosa, Elephantiasis; Nostras Verrucosas, Elephantiasis; Verrucosa, Elephantiasis Nostras; Verrucosas, Elephantiasis Nostras; Elephantiases, Endemic Non-Filarial; Elephantiasis, Endemic Non-Filarial; Endemic Non Filarial Elephantiasis; Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiases; Non-Filarial Elephantiases, Endemic; Non-Filarial Elephantiasis, Endemic;

MeSH annotation : ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL is also available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantiasis;

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Hypertrophy and thickening of tissues from causes other than filarial infection, the latter being described as ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL.

https://www.who.int/fr/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/podoconiosis-(non-filarial-lymphoedema)
2023
Switzerland
scientific and technical information
Lymphedema
podoconiosis
elephantiasis
Non-Filarial lymphedema
Podoconiosis
lymphatic edema

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http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/fr/25765/diagnose.htm
false
false
false
Germany
scientific and technical information
elephantiasis

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http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/fr/25770/diagnose.htm
false
true
false
Germany
scientific and technical information
erysipelas
elephantiasis

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http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/68783/1/WHO_CDS_CPE_CEE_2004.40_fre.pdf
2004
true
Switzerland
French
comics
popular works
elephantiasis, filarial
elephantiasis, filarial
elephantiasis
signs and symptoms
elephantiasis
hygiene
exercise

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