What is elephantiasis?
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Elephantiasis is the enlargement and hardening of limbs or body parts due to tissue swelling. It is characterised by oedema, hypertrophy, and fibrosis of skin and subcutaneous tissues, due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels.
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elephantiasis is also known as the lymphatic filariasis is caused by parasitic worms and can spread from person to person through mosquitoes. elephantiasis causes swelling of the scrotum, legs or breast
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