Feasibility and effectiveness of basic lymphedema management in Leogane, Haiti, an area endemic for bancroftian filariasis.

• Main Authors: David G Addiss (Author), Jacky Louis-Charles (Author), Jacquelin Roberts (Author), Frederic Leconte (Author), Joyanna M Wendt (Author), Marie Denise Milord (Author), Patrick J Lammie (Author), Gerusa Dreyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Approximately 14 million persons living in areas endemic for lymphatic filariasis have lymphedema of the leg. Clinical studies indicate that repeated episodes of bacterial acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA) lead to progression of lymphedema and that basic lymphedema management, which...