(1) Before attempting to excise the extensive elephantoid tissues, the spermatic cord and testes with their coverings were taken out by two small lateral incisions, which made the operation easier and less time-consuming and minimized the complications.
(2) Out of 19 sera from endemic residents, three of 7 endemic normals (ENS), all microfilaraemics (mf+) (n = 7) and 4 out of 5 elephantoid patient sera were positive.
(3) Three hundred fifty patients with elephantiasis of the penis and scrotum were surgically treated by excision of all elephantoid skin and subcutaneous tissues.
(4) Endemic normal sera and elephantoid sera, which exerted maximum cytotoxicity, together specifically recognised three proteins with molecular weights 25, 58 and 68 KDa and these three proteins could be among the candidate antigens that induce resistance to filarial infection.
(5) Body itching was the most commonly observed clinical sign (14.7%), followed by joint pains (12.41%) with elephantoid scrotum (3.5%) as the least.
(6) Clinical signs observed in most infected persons include body itching, joint and back pains, occasional giddiness and elephantoid scrotum.
(7) Tendon transfer and bulk reduction procedures are an alternative to amputation of the elephantoid enlarged limb with neurofibromatosis and paralysis.
(8) An active, robust, alert 90-year-old man has had nodular elephantoid lymphedema on his left leg for sixty-one years.
(9) Eight persons were found with elephantoid scrotums and all had microfilariae of M. perstans.
(10) Individuals residing in an area endemic to Wuchereria bancrofti infection were broadly categorised as endemic normals (EN), microfilaraemics (mf + ve) and elephantoids i.e., chronic lymphatic filariasis (EL).
(11) Approximately 50% of the hind legs of cats infected with Brugia malayi and insulted with a beta haemolytic streptococcus became elephantoid in appearance after four to six weeks.
(12) The morphogenetic aberrations were determined and divided into 8 groups, among which they included (1) death larvae, (2) late fourth instar larvae before pupation, (3) larvae with pupae partly emerged, (4) white pupae, (5) brown pupae, (6) elephantoid pupae of which pupae with adults visible inside, (7) pupae with apparently adults partly emerged and (8) death adults.
(13) Histologic examination of elephantoid mice revealed dilated and tortuous lymphatics containing small nonobstructive lymph thrombi composed of small mononuclear cells and multinucleate giant cells.
(14) Many endemic normal sera and most elephantoid sera exerted strong cytotoxicity against W. bancrofti microfilariae whereas none of the mf + ve sera had any such activity.
(15) Immunodeficient nude mice chronically parasitized by subperiodic Brugia malayi developed an elephantoid appearance with persistent lymphoedema of limbs and massive lymphangiectasis of subcutaneous vessels containing viable adult worms.
Elephantoidal
Definition:
(a.) Resembling an elephant in form or appearance.
Example Sentences:
(1) Before attempting to excise the extensive elephantoid tissues, the spermatic cord and testes with their coverings were taken out by two small lateral incisions, which made the operation easier and less time-consuming and minimized the complications.
(2) Out of 19 sera from endemic residents, three of 7 endemic normals (ENS), all microfilaraemics (mf+) (n = 7) and 4 out of 5 elephantoid patient sera were positive.
(3) Three hundred fifty patients with elephantiasis of the penis and scrotum were surgically treated by excision of all elephantoid skin and subcutaneous tissues.
(4) Endemic normal sera and elephantoid sera, which exerted maximum cytotoxicity, together specifically recognised three proteins with molecular weights 25, 58 and 68 KDa and these three proteins could be among the candidate antigens that induce resistance to filarial infection.
(5) Body itching was the most commonly observed clinical sign (14.7%), followed by joint pains (12.41%) with elephantoid scrotum (3.5%) as the least.
(6) Clinical signs observed in most infected persons include body itching, joint and back pains, occasional giddiness and elephantoid scrotum.
(7) Tendon transfer and bulk reduction procedures are an alternative to amputation of the elephantoid enlarged limb with neurofibromatosis and paralysis.
(8) An active, robust, alert 90-year-old man has had nodular elephantoid lymphedema on his left leg for sixty-one years.
(9) Eight persons were found with elephantoid scrotums and all had microfilariae of M. perstans.
(10) Individuals residing in an area endemic to Wuchereria bancrofti infection were broadly categorised as endemic normals (EN), microfilaraemics (mf + ve) and elephantoids i.e., chronic lymphatic filariasis (EL).
(11) Approximately 50% of the hind legs of cats infected with Brugia malayi and insulted with a beta haemolytic streptococcus became elephantoid in appearance after four to six weeks.
(12) The morphogenetic aberrations were determined and divided into 8 groups, among which they included (1) death larvae, (2) late fourth instar larvae before pupation, (3) larvae with pupae partly emerged, (4) white pupae, (5) brown pupae, (6) elephantoid pupae of which pupae with adults visible inside, (7) pupae with apparently adults partly emerged and (8) death adults.
(13) Histologic examination of elephantoid mice revealed dilated and tortuous lymphatics containing small nonobstructive lymph thrombi composed of small mononuclear cells and multinucleate giant cells.
(14) Many endemic normal sera and most elephantoid sera exerted strong cytotoxicity against W. bancrofti microfilariae whereas none of the mf + ve sera had any such activity.
(15) Immunodeficient nude mice chronically parasitized by subperiodic Brugia malayi developed an elephantoid appearance with persistent lymphoedema of limbs and massive lymphangiectasis of subcutaneous vessels containing viable adult worms.