Case of Elephantiasis

Case of Elephantiasis of Scrotum

scarcely walk any distance, and, as it can be seen by the photograph, his legs were much apart. There was no appearance of a penis ; the meatus was only visible, but by manipulation about an inch of the organ could be protruded, which was a great guide to me when dissecting out the organ. The testicles were to be felt: the right much enlarged and intensely hard, and the left slightly enlarged b...

Vulval Elephantiasis: A Case Report

Introduction. Elephantiasis is a chronic manifestation of filariasis; it commonly affects limbs, scrotum, and trunk. Females have lower incidence of filarial infection. Vulval elephantiasis due to filariasis is still rarer. It is difficult to make the diagnosis on histopathology alone, more so in view of the fact that the parasite is usually not identified in tissue sections. Identification of ...

A Case of Elephantiasis Cured by Arrhenol

A Mahomm?dan male, aged 19, attended the Jainagar dispensary as an out-patient, during my incumbency, with swelling of his left leg. On questioning, he narrated that about six months previously, he had had an attack of fever associated with intense pain in the left leg with a reddish, painful, linear mark extending throughout the limb. This lasted about a fortnight, but disappeared on applicati...

A case of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa.

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a rare clinical condition associated with chronic non-filarial lymphedema caused by bacterial or non-infectious lymphatic obstruction. A variety of etiologies, including infection, tumor obstruction, trauma, radiation, chronic venous stasis, congestive heart failure, and obesity, can lead to chronic lymphatic obstruction and edema. Mossy papules, plaques...

Case of Lepra Arabum, or True Elephantiasis