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Treatment of Elephantiasis with Physiological Retraction of the Skin to Clinical Standards of Normality.
de Godoy, Jose M P; de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy, Maria; de Godoy, Henrique J P.
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  • de Godoy JMP; Professor Adjunct of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, São José do Rio Preto School of Medicine (FAMERP), CNPq (National Council for Research and Development), Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.
  • de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy M; Occupational Therapist, Professor of the Postgraduate Program, São José do Rio Preto School of Medicine (FAMERP) and Research Group at Godoy Clinic, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.
  • de Godoy HJP; Physician, Resident of Department General Surgery of the Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)-Brazil and Member Research Group in the Clínica Godoy, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.
Indian Dermatol Online J ; 14(4): 516-520, 2023.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37521231
Stage III lymphedema, also known as elephantiasis, is the most advanced stage and involves the occurrence of large deformities. This article reports the case of a 30-year-old woman with bilateral stage III lymphedema who weighed 109 kg. The largest circumference measurements below the knee were 97 cm on the right leg and 76 cm on the left leg. Intensive treatment was performed, involving 8 hour per day of mechanical lymphatic therapy with the RAGodoy® device, which performs passive plantar flexion and extension, 15 min of cervical lymphatic therapy per day, and the use of non-elastic laced compression stockings. Treatment resulted in a considerable loss of edema as well as the occurrence of folds of excess skin, which were resolved by continuing treatment in a slower, non-intensive manner. Folds of excess skin are common during the treatment of large lymphedemas until reaching standards of normality or near normality but can be resolved with further clinical treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Guideline Idioma: En Revista: Indian Dermatol Online J Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Índia
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Guideline Idioma: En Revista: Indian Dermatol Online J Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Índia