Clinical manifestations in malayan filariasis infection with special reference to lymphoedema grading.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-22057
ABSTRACT
In a door-to-door survey in Shertallai area of Kerala state in southern India, 7,766 persons were examined for clinical manifestations of filariasis. The prevalence of disease was 9.85 per cent and chronic persistent oedema (grade-II) was the predominant clinical presentation in both sexes. There was no significant difference in the age prevalence of disease between the sexes. Incidence of episodic filarial fever was higher (4.73/1000) compared to other manifestations (2.49/1000) in children aged 5-15 yr and hence this may be an useful indicator of the degree of occurrence of fresh cases of clinical filariasis. Classification of patients with lymphoedema into three grades showed that 1.65 per cent of those examined had developed lymphoedema within 6 months. Persistence of oedema (grade II) for prolonged period (13.64 +/- 1.17 yr) without skin changes indicated that the development of elephantiasis is a slow process. The clinical picture of malayan filariasis is similar to that reported elsewhere in the world except for the rarity of abscess formation is inguinal area.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Filariose Linfática
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Idoso
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Brugia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Prevalência
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Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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