Water is oozing out of legs of filarial patient . wounds are til raw . what medicines can be given?

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He was discharged from hospital . novaclox was given for 5 days . dressing is done with nebasulf , bentadine etc . but no internal mecicine is now being given . till wound and water oozes out . it has reduced . what medicine can be given internally . He is 80 years old . No sugar . no penicillin allergy
I'm assuming by filarial you refer to lymphatic filariaris (LF). I'm curious to know if the novaclox was given alone... not the standard therapy for LF (normally DEC/albendazole/ivermectin combinations are given), unless maybe this was for a secondary infection? If he does have the swelling, then the antibiotic therapy alone (even if adequate) is not enough. Sometimes surgery in the areas of swelling is needed to provide symptomatic relief.

What do you mean by wound? I'm not too clear on the scenario... Please provide more details...  (+ info)

what should be the dose of banocide forte tablet and for how long one has to take for the filarial infestation?

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Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) – the trade names for this drug are Hetrazan. Carbilazine. Caricide. Cypip. Ethodryl. Notézine. Spatonin. Filaribits. Banocide Forte - is an anthelmintic drug that does not resemble other antiparasitic compounds. It is a synthetic organic compound which is highly specific for several parasites and does not contain any toxic metallic elements. Filariasis – Adult dose is initially, 1 mg/kg daily, increased gradually to 6 mg/kg daily over 3 days then maintained for 3 wk. A corticosteroid may be given concurrently for the treatment of filarial infections. Prophylaxis of loiasis (The disease caused by the eye worm known as loa loa, a parasite that lives in humans and other primates). Adult dose is 300 mg weekly.





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Is elephantiasis a skin disease?

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I know that it is the thickenning of the skin of something like that but is it a skin disease or something else?
I just want to know if it is not what it is. A simple yes or know will help....
no.it is caused by a particular female mosquito who plants her egg in the blood stream or blood vessel of a healthy human and then the leg starts swelling till it becomes tooooo big.if any mosquito who bites an infected person then goes and stings another healthy person that person too gets elefantitis  (+ info)

what are the nursing care plan of having elephantiasis?

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alteration of self image
self care deficit
risk for skin breakdown
risk for social isolation

more but i'm tired  (+ info)

has anyone found relief from lymphedema,or elephantiasis?

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I was born with this awful disease and being a female it is embarrasing and painful in more ways than one. I have not led a normal life and would appreciate to hear from anyone that knows of relief or cure from this painful situation.
Greetings! you're born with it, so you have primary lymphedema which is also known as Milroy's or Congenital lymphedema. The standard treatment is MLD, Manual Lymph Drainage, which is also called CDT, complete/complex drainage therapy. It's a medical massage of sorts. You would have the therapy performed by a certified lymphedema therapist. She or he would teach you special skin care, perhaps skin brushing, how to do self massage, exercises to promote lymph flow, and when you were as small as he/she can get you, you graduate to compression stockings which help you keep the smallest.  (+ info)

a question about elephantiasis?

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First....can elephantiasis be a birth defect and be present at birth? or is it just caused by a parasite infection only?, second....why was it called elephantiasis? is it because it causes abnormally huge body parts and thick skin similar to that of an elephant? or is it because of joseph merrick (the elephant man) because he had also abnormally huge body parts just like what this disease do?
read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantiasis

explains it well  (+ info)

Is elephantiasis an STD?

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I know it sounds a bit odd if you don't know the whole story but if a man and a woman have "unprotected" sex, and the man has elephantiasis(of the you-know-whos), can the woman catch a related disease? I know she can't catch the same thing, of course. Or if an infected man has "unprotected sex with an uninfected man, could he catch the disease?

By the way, am I even correct that it's a disease?
no  (+ info)

What do you call the condition where a person has unusually large buttocks?

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I saw on Wikipedia once but can't find it without the name. It's a condition like elephantiasis but it only concerns the shape of the gluteus maximus muscles. It's really acute. I'm not sure if it is a genetic deformity or a result of illness. Perhaps it's more common in African Pigmyes or they are the only ones who have it. I'm not sure. Can anyone tell me what the condition is?
Steatopygia  (+ info)

Big testicles due to elephantiasis?

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I just stumbled on very interesting pictures about elephantiasis. How does the worm make the balls so big... like monster balls? There is also a picture of an african girl with legs bigger than trailer tires... can someone explain what is the cause of elephantiasis?
http://tellitout.com/index.php/pictures/46-Elephantiasis-%7C-Wuchereria-Brancofti.html
a parasitic filarial nematode worm spread by a mosquito.

they affect your lymph nodes which causes them to swell.  (+ info)

Tryglyceraides level Vs filarial infection. Are they related by chance?

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Higher the triglyceraides level. Will it increase because of the filarial infection
A population of about 16010 in filariasis endemic area for around Anji PHC, was surveyed with the help of staff of the National Filariasis Control Programme, Wardha and Community Medicine Department Mahatama Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha. Night blood smear was positive for 731 cases. Thorough personal, family and clinical history and examination was done and out of these 160 cases were having Orthopaedic or surgical manifestation. The patients were classified in 3 groups. Group A - Orthopaedic manifestations of non-filarial etiology. (No signs and symptoms suggestive of filariasis) - 102 could be followed. Group B - Orthopaedic manifestation of probably filarial etiology - 21 could be followed. Group C - Orthopaedic + Surgical manifestation (filarial cases). Serological investigations showed 148 were positive for filarial anti- body. 20 had eosinophilia, 8 were positive for ASO, 4 for CRP, 11 for RA factor and all were negative for sickling, 135 were found to be sterile after culture, 63 patients showed radiological changes. In Group A & B: 57 & 13 patients were treated with either Aspirin, DEC or Aspirin + DEC for 6 months, 79% showed good response to Aspirin + DEC, 58% for Aspirin, 48% to DEC. In group C in 22 patients - synovial biopsy showed non-specific synovitis, 6 were positive for filarial antibody, 2 for RA factor and with chemotherapy none showed response none that patients presenting with orthopaedic manifestations in the area endemic for filariasis test for filariasis should be done for better management of patients. Re-ELISA was negative in 12% in group A, 20% in group B, and none in group C. Hence it is suggested that different orthopaedic manifestations in endemic area based in immunodiagnosis may be helpful for better management by appropriate treatment.  (+ info)

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