title: [A woman with painful, swollen legs].
abstract: A 72-year-old woman from the inlands of Surinam was admitted to the hospital because of chronic painful swelling of both legs, caused by filariasis.
authors.affiliation: Diakonessenhuis, afd. Gynaecologie, Paramaribo, Suriname. 1000702@mca.nl
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tomlow
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rellum
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005369:Filaricides; D015766:Albendazole