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Podoconiosis
An elephantiasis that is characterized by lymphadema in the lower extremities caused by a genetically determined abnormal inflammatory reaction to mineral particles in irritant red clay soils derived from volcanic deposi
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Overview
An elephantiasis that is characterized by lymphadema in the lower extremities caused by a genetically determined abnormal inflammatory reaction to mineral particles in irritant red clay soils derived from volcanic deposi
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