Lymphatic Filariasis Increases Tissue Compressibility and Extracellular Fluid in Lower Limbs of Asymptomatic Young People in Central Myanmar

When normal lymphatic function is hampered, imperceptible subcutaneous edema can develop and progress to overt lymphedema. Low-cost reliable devices for objective assessment of lymphedema are well accepted in clinical practice and research on breast-cancer related lymphedema but are untested in popu...

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Published in:	Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Main Authors:	Janet Douglass, Patricia Graves, Daniel Lindsay, Luke Becker, Maureen Roineau, Jesse Masson, Ni Ni Aye, San San Win, Tint Wai, Yi Yi Win, Susan Gordon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Subjects:	neglected tropical disease lower extremity lymphatic filariasis tissue tonometry bio-impedance spectroscopy lymphedema
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/2/4/50