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Volume 10, Number 11—November 2004
Research

Histopathologic Improvement with Lymphedema Management, Léogâne, Haiti

Susan F. Wilson*, Jeannette Guarner*, Alix L. Valme†, Jacky Louis-Charles†, Tara L. Jones*, and David G. Addiss*Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Hôpital Ste. Croix, Léogâne, Haiti

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Table 4

Demographic, physical, and treatment-related characteristics of 27 patients with initial and follow-up skin biopsy specimens, by degree of histologic improvement (involving >4 vs. <4 histologic characteristics), Léogâne, Haiti

Factors examined Improvement in >4 
histologic characteristics Improvement in <4 
histologic characteristics
Number of patients 11 16
Female (%) 9 (82) 11 (69)
Median age, y (range) 39 (20–61) 32 (16–61)
Stage of lymphedema (%)
  Stage 1 2 (18) 0 (0)
  Stage 2 5 (45) 13 (81)
  Stage 3 4 (36) 3 (19)
Median no. of days in lymphedema management before 
1st biopsy (range) 21 (0–432) 19.5 (0–468)
Median no. of days between biopsies (range) 359 (317–503) 366 (317–656)
Median annual incidence of ADLA between biopsies (range) 0 (0–2) 0 (0–3)
Median duration of lymphedema, y (range) 11.5 (4–27) 7 (0–25)

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