Figure 92-2. Elephantiasis of leg caused by chronic infection with the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti.

Figure 92-2Elephantiasis of leg caused by chronic infection with the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti

(Courtesy of Shoyei Yamauchi, Honolulu, HI.)

From: Chapter 92, Filarial Nematodes

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