Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation
Joint Authors
Pereira de Godoy, José Maria
Pereira de Godoy, Henrique Jose
de Godoy, Ana Carolina Pereira
Guerreiro de Godoy, Maria de Fátima
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the cure of elephantiasis over a ten-year follow-up period and novel discoveries with directed occupational rehabilitation.
A 66-year-old female patient with a history of bilateral lower limb lymphedema reported the aggravation of the condition over the years, reaching stage III (elephantiasis).
The physical examination confirmed elephantiasis.
The circumference of the left lower limb was 106 cm.
Her body weight was 106 kilograms, height was 160 cm, and the body mass index (BMI) was 41.6 kg/m2.
The patient was submitted to intensive treatment for three weeks, which led to a 21-kg reduction in weight and 66 cm reduction in leg circumference.
Ten years after treatment, the patient has maintained the results with the compression stockings.
Elephantiasis can be cured, although lymphedema cannot.
The cure of elephantiasis depends on maintaining the treatment of lymphedema after normalization or near normalization.
Directed occupational therapy stimulates the search for new activities and a life closer to normality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pereira de Godoy, José Maria& Pereira de Godoy, Henrique Jose& de Godoy, Ana Carolina Pereira& Guerreiro de Godoy, Maria de Fátima. 2019. Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pereira de Godoy, José Maria…[et al.]. Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pereira de Godoy, José Maria& Pereira de Godoy, Henrique Jose& de Godoy, Ana Carolina Pereira& Guerreiro de Godoy, Maria de Fátima. Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145554
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145554