Lymphoedema

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Lymphoedema

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Lymphoedema of the arm in a woman from Egypt © WHO/Faris. Lymphoedema can occur in the arms, legs, breasts, scrotum, and penis of infected individuals. Others who are infected show no signs of clinical disease, but have damaged lymphatic vessels and are at risk of developing lymphoedema.

Elephantiasis of the left leg in a man from Ghana © DBL. As patients have many acute attacks of infection over time, their skin becomes harder and thicker, and the disease progresses from the early stages of lymphoedema to elephantiasis.

Bilateral elephantiasis in a girl from Brazil © CPAM/FIORCRUZ. Clinical disease usually begins appearing after puberty and becomes worse after repeated bacterial infections.