Lymphatic filariasis – Edematous infiltrate of subcutaneous tissues

France, Pays Jean-François

Lymphatic filariasis results in swelling of the limbs, breasts (lymphoedema) and genitals (hydrocele), or in swollen limbs with dramatically thickened, hard, rough and fissured skin (elephantiasis), thus leaving infected people incapacitated or disfigured.