Surgical nodulectomies can heal in patients with lymphoedema secondary to Podoconiosis in resource poor settings

Abstract

In Ethiopia severe lymphoedema of the legs resulting from podoconiosis affects approximately 1 million people¹. Woody-hard fibrous nodules which complicate this renders the condition resistant to conventional treatment. We present a series of nodulectomies performed in a rural, resource limited setting.

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