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Is There A Stem Cell Treatment For Elephantiasis? Surgery Done To Remove The Swelling
i'm Khamis from sultanate of Oman
my sister is 22 years old, since one and a half year she noiced increase size of her right leg. she was diagnosed to have elephentiasis. we went to India last May 2012 and she did a sergery to remove excess fat. since that time there is no improvement in her condition.
last week only, I knew there is a treatment with stem cell. And I am planning to take her to Malaysia or Chaina. but as it is a new treatment and i don't knnow anything about it, i need your help
what is this treatment? and how she will recive the stem cells? is there any surgical intervention with the treatment?
is it successful?
my sister is 22 years old, since one and a half year she noiced increase size of her right leg. she was diagnosed to have elephentiasis. we went to India last May 2012 and she did a sergery to remove excess fat. since that time there is no improvement in her condition.
last week only, I knew there is a treatment with stem cell. And I am planning to take her to Malaysia or Chaina. but as it is a new treatment and i don't knnow anything about it, i need your help
what is this treatment? and how she will recive the stem cells? is there any surgical intervention with the treatment?
is it successful?
Tue, 21 May 2013
Hello,
Your sister is suffering from Elephantiasis of her right leg.
This is caused by Filariasis. It is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitos.
In the initial stages a 21 day course of Diethylcarbamazine with help cure the disease by killing all microfilariae.
Elephantiasis is well established disease.
This is lymphadenitis caused by inflammation.
The lymphatic channels are blocked and the is lymph accumulation which cause the edema.
Surgery has a limited benefit.
But stem cell treatment is new and we do the outcome of the treatment because our experience will it is very limited.
Your sister is suffering from Elephantiasis of her right leg.
This is caused by Filariasis. It is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitos.
In the initial stages a 21 day course of Diethylcarbamazine with help cure the disease by killing all microfilariae.
Elephantiasis is well established disease.
This is lymphadenitis caused by inflammation.
The lymphatic channels are blocked and the is lymph accumulation which cause the edema.
Surgery has a limited benefit.
But stem cell treatment is new and we do the outcome of the treatment because our experience will it is very limited.
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