Podoconiosis Stage (Tekola, 5 Stages)
Stages podoconiosis of one leg from 1 to 5 (Tekola 2008).
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Example
- Swelling of this leg
- Present all the time, not above the knee
- Ankle or toe joints fixed
- No
- Knobs or bumps
- Above the ankle (as well as below)
- Mossy changes
- Yes
- Greatest below-knee circumference, cm
- 48
Result: Stage 3: swelling present all the time below the knee, with knobs above the ankle.
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What you enter
- Swelling of this leg
- Ankle or toe joints fixed
- Knobs or bumps
- Mossy changes
- Greatest below-knee circumference, cm
How this is calculated
Citation
Tekola F, Ayele Z, HaileMariam D, Fuller C, Davey G. Development and testing of a de novo clinical staging system for podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis). Trop Med Int Health. 2008;13(10):1277-1283, Annex A. Read the source ↗
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