Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation
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 th...
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| author | Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-03f35f808b604db68a9fb51ec66c82462025-02-03T01:24:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942019-01-01201910.1155/2019/64861586486158Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational RehabilitationJose Maria Pereira de Godoy0Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy1Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy2Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy3Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Department of the Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), CNPq (National Council for Research and Development), BrazilMedicine School of Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso-Cuiabá-UFMT and Research Group in the Clínica Godoy, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BrazilPediatrics Unit Intensive Therapy of Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil and Research Group of Clínica Godoy, São Jose do Rio Preto, BrazilMedicine School in São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP) and Research Group in the Clínica Godoy, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BrazilThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6486158 |
| spellingShingle | Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation Case Reports in Vascular Medicine |
| title | Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation |
| title_full | Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation |
| title_fullStr | Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation |
| title_short | Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation |
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