Cost-effectiveness and social outcomes of a community-based treatment for podoconiosis lymphoedema in the East Gojjam zone, Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Natalia Hounsome (Author), Meseret Molla Kassahun (Author), Moses Ngari (Author), James A Berkley (Author), Esther Kivaya (Author), Patricia Njuguna (Author), Greg Fegan (Author), Abreham Tamiru (Author), Abebe Kelemework (Author), Tsige Amberbir (Author), Annabelle Clarke (Author), Trudie Lang (Author), Melanie J Newport (Author), Andy McKay (Author), Fikre Enquoselassie (Author), Gail Davey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Podoconiosis is a disease of the lymphatic vessels of the lower extremities that is caused by chronic exposure to irritant soils. It results in leg swelling, commonly complicated by acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA), characterised by severe pain, fever and disabil...