ELEPHANTIASIS IN SAO-TOME-AND-PRINCIPE
ELEPHANTIASIS IN SAO-TOME-AND-PRINCIPE
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DOI：
10.1016/0001-706x(94)90090-6
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发表时间：
1994-06-01
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影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
CORACHAN, M
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作者：
RUIZ, L;CAMPO, E;CORACHAN, M
足尘病或地方性非丝虫性象皮病是由下肢淋巴结中的无机物质沉积引起的。有文件证明，在圣托姆岛存在象皮病，在两个区流行。疾病的流行病学方面以及一些病例的临床和病理数据进行了说明。所有这些数据和岛屿的物理特性，我们认为，象皮病在圣多美托姆是地质阻塞性起源：podoconiosis。强调了非医疗措施根除这一疾病的重要性。
Podoconiosis or endemic non-filarial elephantiasis is produced by deposits of inorganic materials in the lymph node of the lower extremities. The presence of elephantiasis in Sao Tome Island and its prevalence in two districts are documented. Epidemiological aspects of the disease as well as clinical and pathological data of some of the cases are illustrated. With all these data and the physical characteristics of the island we suggest that elephantiasis in Sao Tome is of geological obstructive origin: podoconiosis. The importance of non-medical measures to eradicate this disease are underlined.