Podoconiosis: Clinical spectrum and microscopic presentations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Podoconiosis is a skin Neglected Tropical Disease (skin NTD) that causes lymphoedema, and affects barefooted subsistence farmers in some tropical countries. The clinical presentation and histopathologic correlates of podoconiosis have been understudied. Here, we systematically document the clinical and histopathologic spectrum of podoconiosis.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study in Durbete, Ethiopia from February 2018 to October 2019. Dermatologists performed a patient history, physical examination, filariasis test strip, and skin biopsy for histopathologic examination. The results were summarised and a descriptive statistical analysis and Wilcoxon rank sum test with continuity correction was done.

Results

We recruited 289 patients for the study, 178 (6

SUBMITTER: Enbiale W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9166354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature