During the past four years, 80 million people have been successfully treated for elephantiasis, one of the world's most disfiguring diseases. |
Secondary bacterial infection can cause hardening and thickening of the skin, known as elephantiasis. |
However, there are differences in the epidemiology and pathophysiology of elephantiasis and hydrocele. |
Treatment of elephantiasis nostras aims at prevention of recurrent infection and edema. |
Progression of lymphoedema and elephantiasis results from bacterial and fungal 'superinfection' of tissues. |
I'm not a big person, mind you, but next to her daintiness I'm a clodhopper with elephantiasis. |