PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | lymphedema |
| Phenotype | C0013882|elephantiasis |
| Sentences | 5 |
| PubMedID- 21092075 | Introduction: elephantiasis as a result of chronic lymphedema is characterized by gross enlargement of the arms, legs or genitalia, and occurs due to a variety of obstructive diseases of the lymphatic system. |
| PubMedID- 22737476 | All patients had moderate to severe lymphedema without any elephantiasis (miller’s stage п) 3 and with no renal insufficiency. |
| PubMedID- 23409215 | Chronic lymphedema can lead to elephantiasis, which is marked by massive enlargement of the affected region, brawny and thickened skin that resists wrinkling, and presence of verrucous papules and nodules.2 all these complications occur because the lymphatic system's ability to perform its important functions is impaired. |
| PubMedID- 23150746 | What is elephantiasis?what are the causes of lymphedema?how does chronic lymphedema progress to elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (env)?how does env present?discuss the differential diagnosis of env?what therapeutic options are available to treat env? |
| PubMedID- 24741382 | Methods: we present 2 cases of advanced lipo-lymphedema complicated by elephantiasis nostras. |
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