AFRO-NETS> RFI: Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis (3)

[Ian Kennedy <ike@nildram.co.uk>]

RFI: Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis (3)
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I am assuming you have lymphatic oedema of the leg amounting to un-
sightly enlargement and have been medically treated for the filaria in-
fection.

In the old textbook 'Companion to Surgery in Africa' there is a method 
described for stripping off the redundant subcutaneous tissue and re-
suturing the skin flap. I have never seen it done and don't know how 
successful it normally is, but it is worth further exploration.

Ian Kennedy
mailto:ike@nildram.co.uk

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