WHY LEGS AND HANDS BULGES IN ELEPHENTIASIS
In elephantiasis of the limb due to obstruction in the corresponding lymph nodes, the superficial group of lymph vessels draining the skin and the subcutaneous tissue cannot empty their content, and as a result, the skin becomes hypertrophied and thickened. Anatomically, the superficial lymphatics do not communicate with the deep lymphatics at the periphery except close to their termination in the lymph nodes. Advantages of these knowledge is taken in the surgical treatment of elephantiasis where some portions of the deep fascia removed, so that the superficial lymph vessels will be able to gain access to the deep lymphatics by removal of the deep fascia barrier.
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