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Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa: a Rare Complication of Lower Limb Lymphoedema

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Journal BMJ Case Rep
Specialty General Medicine
Date 2017 Aug 30
PMID 28847994
Citations 4
Authors
Neoh Kar Keong
Angelina Tang Siing Ngi
Pubalan Muniandy
Wong Voon Fei
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Abstract

We reported a case of a 49-year-old man who had chronic lymphoedema of bilateral lower limbs for 30 years, but he did not seek treatment. His disease was complicated with irreversible changes of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa and had recurrent admissions due to infection. He was not keen for surgical intervention. This case report illustrated a rare and non-reversible complication of a common skin disease, lymphoedema and also the importance of identifying and treating it early.

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