A 50-year-old man from Cameroon presents with unilateral lower limb swelling and chronic skin changes (mossy foot). He has no evidence of filarial inf...

Question

A 50-year-old man from Cameroon presents with unilateral lower limb swelling and chronic skin changes (mossy foot). He has no evidence of filarial infection on ICT or nocturnal blood film. He walks barefoot in volcanic highland soil. What mineral particle in the soil causes this condition?

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Silica microparticles from volcanic red clay soil

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Iron oxide particles

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Calcium carbonate particles

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Asbestos fibres

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Uranium-containing particles

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Podoconiosis Aetiology

A 50-year-old man from Cameroon presents with unilateral lower limb swelling and chronic skin changes (mossy foot). He has no evidence of filarial infection on ICT or nocturnal blood film. He walks barefoot in volcanic highland soil. What mineral particle in the soil causes this condition?