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ELEPHANTIASIS is the enlargement and hardening of limbs due to tissue swelling. It is charac- What abnormality do you see in this abdominal
terised by edema, hypertrophy, and fibrosis of skin and subcutaneous tissues, due to obstruc- X-ray of a 93-year old lady?
tion of lymphatic vessels.
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