Podoconiosis-non-filarial geochemical elephantiasis-a neglected tropical disease?;Die Podokoniose als nicht-filariöse, geochemisch bedingte Elephantiasis-eine vergessene tropische Erkrankung?

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-13

  Nenoff, Pietro ^a   Simon, Jan Christoph ^b   Muylowa, Grace K ^c   Davey, Gail ^d  

^a Laboratorium fur Medizinische Mikrobiologie   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Aluminium silicate; Ethiopia; Geochemical tropical disease; Non filarial elephantiasis; Secondary lymphoedema; Uganda; Volcanic soil

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; PODOCONIOSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHOE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROPICAL DISEASE; WELLBEING;

EID: 74849115293     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2009.07099_supp.x     Document Type: Review

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