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* High levels of immunoglobulins (IgG1,2,3) has been detected in patients with lymphedema which increases the evidence of the role of the immune response in pathogenesis of the disease. | * High levels of immunoglobulins (IgG1,2,3) has been detected in patients with lymphedema which increases the evidence of the role of the immune response in pathogenesis of the disease. | ||
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|Secondary bacterial | |Secondary bacterial infections | ||
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* Adenolymphangitis is a result of the inflammation induced by the filarial infection and the immune response. It is believed that it worsens the disease and leads to morbidity. | |||
* It affects the lower limbs resulting in cord like lesion of the lymphatic vessels and worsening of the filariasis. | |||
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|Worm antigens accumulation | |Worm antigens accumulation |
Latest revision as of 20:56, 27 June 2017
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Immune response of the host |
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Secondary bacterial infections |
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Worm antigens accumulation | |
Wolbachia bacteria |