Plaster cast of a foot showing filariasis


Object numberGC.1821-1
TitlePlaster cast of a foot showing filariasis
DescriptionLymph vessels. Right foot and part of the leg, showing deformity due to filariasis of the
from a negro the subject of filariasis.
The foot and leg are enormously enlarged and the skin hypertrophied and warty. The cut surface of the leg shows the, subcutaneous tissue fibrosed and replaced by large spaces formed by cavernous dilatation of the lymph vessels
Object nameFOOT
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
MaterialPlaster
Dimensions
- Height: 41 cm
Length: 35 cm
Depth: 22.5 cm