lunes, 26 de junio de 2017

CHILDHOOD ELEPHANTHIASIS PREVENTION CAMPAIGN - Primary and Pediatric Lymphedema - Secondary Lymphedema - Filariasis and Lymphostatic Podoconiosis - Rare Disease - Prevention and Awareness Campaign



Every day there are children worldwide being born with lymphostatic disorders, also known as Pediatric/Primary Lymphedema or Secondary Lymphedema due to various causesElephantiasis is the worst stage that this disease can develop, and it is essential for children to have access to proper treatment from a very early age. 


In many European and industrialized countries, children born with lymphedema receive specialized treatment and the compression garments they need, but in poor regions of Africa, India, South America, Asia, and other third-world countries, treatment for the majority of these children is non-existent. Read more about which country provides the best lymphedema treatment coverage HERE.


Campaigns by international health organizations and public awareness are necessary and essential, to prevent "Child Elephantiasis" due to lymphostatic disorders, so that these children may one day be adults with a good quality of life, and be safeguarded from a dramatic future which otherwise would probably await them. Elephantiasis is not only due to Filariasis. Read more about which is the best treatment option for Pediatric and Primary Lymphedema HERE.


IMPORTANT NOTICE 

Lymphedema is a serious chronic and progressive disease due to an organic disability. The clinical treatment of lymphedema is neither a cosmetic nor an aesthetic treatment. The treatment of lymphedema is to control its progression and alleviate the symptoms related to dysfunction of the lymphatic circulatory system. To prevent and avoid serious complications associated with treatment, such as the possible displacement of edema to previously unaffected areas when compression therapy is applied for volume reduction, patients should use highly specialized and experienced therapists. Professional qualification and instruction delivered remotely online are not the same as live hands-on practical instruction in the clinical training and certification of lymphedema therapists, similar to all other rehabilitation, medical, and surgical training programs, and especially for developing the necessary manual skills to treat a disease as complex as lymphedema. 

Patients should also take special care when choosing a "Multidisciplinary Center of Reference for Lymphedema", as not all countries and centers provide the same treatment options. The best choice is a center of reference that provides “Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT)”, which is recognized as the “Gold Standard” treatment for lymphedema.

  • Read more about what is the best treatment option for Lymphedema HERE.
  • Read about what are the principal functions of Manual Lymphatic Drainage HERE.
  • Read about what are the main differences between the two principal lymphedema treatment protocols HERE. 
  • Read about what are the strategies for the implementation of low-cost treatment options for Lymphedema HERE.

REFERENCES

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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

CUTANEOUS COMPLICATIONS
INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS
CELLULITIS / DERMATOLYMPHANGIOADENITIS
TUMOURS

TREATMENT

COMPRESSION GARMENTS

DISABILITY

DISFIGUREMENT

PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT

PEDIATRIC LYMPHEDEMA

LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS / PODOCONIOSIS











  • WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR TREATS LYMPHEDEMA/LYMPHOEDEMA - WHICH MEDICAL SPECIALITIES ARE RELATED TO LYMPHEDEMA











LYMPHEDEMA INCIDENCE 
AND PREVALENCE
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