PODOCONIOSIS, NON-FILARIAL ELEPHANTIASIS, AND LYMPHOLOGY

Abstract

Several recent reviews of podoconiosisalready exist in journals and on public accesswebsites. After briefly covering the historicaland epidemiological background, thisnarrative review will therefore attemptexplicitly to link podoconiosis withlymphology, examining gaps in what is knownof pathogenesis and identifying the areas ofresearch in which input from lymphologists ismost required. Finally, prevention andtreatment will be described and the need foroperational research to optimize communitybasedinterventions outlined.