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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 85, Issue 5 268-270, Copyright © 1995 by American Podiatric Medical Association

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Chronic elephantiasis. A case report

B Richman and G Young
Veterans Affairs/Doxey-Hatch Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84148, USA.

The authors presented a rare case study of a patient with chronic elephantiasis involving the lower extremities. The patient had contracted lymphatic filariasis while serving in the armed forces during World War II. The patient was followed regularly for local wound care by the Veterans Affairs podiatry department. However, he died from congestive heart failure and pneumonia in May of 1993.




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