Assessing the feasibility of integration of self-care for filarial lymphoedema into existing community leprosy self-help groups in Nepal

• Main Authors: Joseph Pryce (Author), Hayley E. Mableson (Author), Ramesh Choudhary (Author), Basu Dev Pandey (Author), Dambar Aley (Author), Hannah Betts (Author), Charles D. Mackenzie (Author), Louise A. Kelly-Hope (Author), Hugh Cross (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) and leprosy are disabling infectious diseases endemic in Nepal. LF infection can lead to lymphoedema and hydrocoele, while secondary effects of leprosy infection include impairments to hands, eyes and feet. The disabling effects of both conditions can be...