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Elephantiasis
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- The lymph gland system helps clear both infections and fluids from the body. Elephantiasis is a
disease that occurs when various parasitic worms infect the
lymph glands. These parasitic worms are as
follows:
- Wuchereria bancrofti -- found and transmitted in the tropics and subtropics
- Brugia malay -- found in South India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, South China, the northern coast of China, and South Korea
- Brugia timori -- found in the southeastern islands of Indonesia. These organisms are transmitted to humans by mosquito bites in a form called microfilariae
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- Fever
- Pain in testicles
- Pain above testicles
- Enlarged groin lymph nodes
- Massively swollen legs (elephantiasis)
- Swelling in scrotum
- White urinary discharge
- Swollen liver
- Swollen spleen
- Coughing or wheezing
- Fever
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- Microfilariae in the blood
- Serologic testing sometimes helpful
- Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia
- Increased blood eosinophils
- High filarial antibody titers
- High IgE levels
- Chest X-Ray shows increased bronchovascular markings
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- Diethylcarbamazine
- Surgery for massive leg swelling (elephantiasis) with a fluid shunting procedure
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