Clinical,parasitological and social studies on Wuchereria bancrofti in Egypt.

This study was conducted on patients attending al-hussein university hospital and mansura university hospitals. sheets were filled out on each patient (age,residence,occupation,family similar condition,travelling,disease duration,symptoms suggesting acute dermatolymphangitis attacks,frequency and duration. they were 25 lymphoedema patients and 8 controls (17 males & 16 females) and subjected to clinical and parasitological examinations. according to residence,five patients were from giza govemorate (18.18%),four from dakahlia g. (12.12%),four from gharbia g. (12.12%),five from menoufia g. (15.15%),four from sharkia g. (12.12%),two cases from kafr elsheikh g. (6.06%) and one patient from assiut g. (3.03%). in controls,6 were from al-hussein cairo g. (15.15%),and two cases (6.06) from al-abbassia. they were 48% farmers (10 male & 2 female); 4% grocers (1 male); 8% carpenters (2 male); and 40% house wife (10 female). according to lymphedema site: 3 cases (12%) were bilateral lower limbs lymphedema (2 female & 1 male),13 cases (52%) had right lower limb lymphedema (6 female & 7 male),and 9 cases (36%) had left lower limb lymphedema (4 female & 5 male). they were 18 (72%) with below knee extension of lymphedema (10 male & 8 female) and 7 (28%) above knee extension of lymphedema (3 male & 4 female). grade of lymphedema was one case (male) with grade ii lymphedema (4%),13 cases (52%) with grade iii (7 male & 6 female) and 11 cases (44%) with grade iv (5 male & 6 female). duration of lymphedema was one case with grade ii lymphedema in a period of 3 years,13 cases with grade iii lymphedema and the durations of lymphedema for these cases were (one case with 5 years duration,3 cases were > 6-9 years,6 cases were > 9-12 years and 3 cases were > 12 years) and 11 cases with grade iv lymphedema and duration of lymphedema for these cases were (one case with 6 years duration,2 cases were > 6-9 years,3 cases were > 9-12 years and 5 cases were > 12 years).