1.0Institut Català del Peuhttps://old.institutcataladelpeu.com/en/Miguel Ángel Baños Bernadhttps://old.institutcataladelpeu.com/en/author/icp/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ITZCdpRHBA"><a href="https://old.institutcataladelpeu.com/en/elephantiasis-or-chronic-lymphatic-filariasis/">Elephantiasis or Chronic lymphatic filariasis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://old.institutcataladelpeu.com/en/elephantiasis-or-chronic-lymphatic-filariasis/embed/#?secret=ITZCdpRHBA" width="600" height="338" title="“Elephantiasis or Chronic lymphatic filariasis” — Institut Català del Peu" data-secret="ITZCdpRHBA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://old.institutcataladelpeu.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://old.institutcataladelpeu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/elefantiasis_4.jpg1024766Elephantiasis is a syndrome mainly caused by hypertrophy of the lower extremities and external genitalia. It has its etiology in repetitive inflammatory diseases with obstruction of the lymphatic vessels and very specifically in filarial parasitic infections. Elephantiasis is a tropical skin disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti type parasites. Transmission is due to the bite of […]