Disease Specific to Chronic Lymphedema and Class III Obesity

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a unique, chronic condition found in patients with obesity and chronic secondary lymphedema. It develops due to chronic inflammation and recurrent infection, most commonly on gravity-dependent sites. Progressive tissue enlargement, deformity, and disability n...

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Main Authors: Karen G. Figenshau, Matthew B. Lindquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9234183
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