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What Is The Treatment For Filaria?
Hi Doctor,
Iam suffering with fileria for past 12 years. I have taken once course of Hetrogen and DEC tablets in the intial stage of the effect.Doctor told the swelling is not possible to reduce,but it wont grow furthur, but currently it started swelling more. Can you please suggest the hospitals for treatment in bangalore. Please help me...it looks very obious . Due to this my friends hesitate to come close to me.Some times i feel ike to die. I am not able to go any whre due to this complex. My No: 99861 95697 and Mail ID: YYYY@YYYY . Please please help me to solve this problem and suggest me a hospital for the permenent cure. Please call me or share your contact No: through my mail ID i will call you please............
Iam suffering with fileria for past 12 years. I have taken once course of Hetrogen and DEC tablets in the intial stage of the effect.Doctor told the swelling is not possible to reduce,but it wont grow furthur, but currently it started swelling more. Can you please suggest the hospitals for treatment in bangalore. Please help me...it looks very obious . Due to this my friends hesitate to come close to me.Some times i feel ike to die. I am not able to go any whre due to this complex. My No: 99861 95697 and Mail ID: YYYY@YYYY . Please please help me to solve this problem and suggest me a hospital for the permenent cure. Please call me or share your contact No: through my mail ID i will call you please............
Fri, 14 Oct 2016
hello ,
i can understand your concern.
The swelling that you now have may be due to chronic filariasis.When lymphatic filariasis develops into chronic conditions it leads to lympoedema(tissue swelling) or elephantiasis(skin/tissue swellng)of limbs.
Classically , treatment for Filariasis is Diethylcarbamazepine. But since you have lymphoedema, DEC treatment is not recommended for you since you may not be actively infected wih filarial parasite.
So to prevent the lymphoedema from getting worse you should visit a lymphoedema therapist who can inform you about the basic principles of cae such as hygeine, exercise and treatment of wounds.
Bst of luck
I am available for follow up questions
Thanking you,
Dr.Pallavi jain
i can understand your concern.
The swelling that you now have may be due to chronic filariasis.When lymphatic filariasis develops into chronic conditions it leads to lympoedema(tissue swelling) or elephantiasis(skin/tissue swellng)of limbs.
Classically , treatment for Filariasis is Diethylcarbamazepine. But since you have lymphoedema, DEC treatment is not recommended for you since you may not be actively infected wih filarial parasite.
So to prevent the lymphoedema from getting worse you should visit a lymphoedema therapist who can inform you about the basic principles of cae such as hygeine, exercise and treatment of wounds.
Bst of luck
I am available for follow up questions
Thanking you,
Dr.Pallavi jain
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