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05-12-2013, 12:32 AM
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Penis Elephantitis
A question came up on my previous post regarding penile (aka scrotal or genital) elephantitis or elephantiasis. There is a previous post with two pics located here: http://www.documentingreality.com/fo...ntiasis-13037/ I also found its medical definition and a couple of pics for your viewing pleasure. In my hometown (where I grew up) there were two men that were mocked by everyone because they couldn't hide their small "issue". True elephantiasis is the result of a parasitic infection caused by three specific kinds of round worms. The long, threadlike worms block the body's lymphatic system—a network of channels, lymph nodes, and organs that helps maintain proper fluid levels in the body by draining lymph from tissues into the bloodstream. This blockage causes fluids to collect in the tissues, which can lead to great swelling, called "lymphedema." Limbs can swell so enormously that they resemble an elephant's foreleg in size, texture, and color. This is the severely disfiguring and disabling condition of elephantiasis. |