Surgical debulking of podoconiosis nodules and its impact on quality of life in Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Wendemagegn Enbiale (Author), Kristien Verdonck (Author), Melesse Gebeyehu (Author), Johan van Griensven (Author), Henry J C de Vries (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In Ethiopia, severe lymphedema and acute dermato-lymphangio-adenitis (ADLA) of the legs as a consequence of podoconiosis affects approximately 1.5 million people. In some this condition may lead to woody-hard fibrotic nodules, which are resistant to conventional treatm...