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Lymphedema in the tropics has two main causes: lymphatic filariasis caused by the parasitic nematode Wuchereria bancrofti, transmitted by mosquitoes, and podoconiosis, caused by microsilica particles from red-clay volcanic soil that enter the skin of the feet.
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