A Case of Elephantiasis Nostras.
- Author:
Jung Min CHOI
;
Chul Jong PARK
;
Jong Yuk YI
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Elephantiasis nostras
- MeSH:
Collagen;
Dermis;
Edema;
Elephantiasis*;
Epidermis;
Erysipelas;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Leg;
Lower Extremity;
Lymphedema;
Middle Aged;
Skin;
Venules
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(6):1098-1100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Elephantiasis nostras, the result of recurrent skin infection or chronic lymphedema is characterized by marked skin fibrosis and massive enlargement of a body part. We present a case of elephantiasis nostras due to chronic recurrent erysipelas which affected the lower extremities in a 62-year-old man. The patient had had persisting non-pitting edema, and tender multiple verrucous brownish plaques and nodules on both lower legs for 1 year. On histological examination, there was hyperkeratosis and papilomatosis in the epidermis, fibroplasia, dilated thick walled venules and collagen fibers oriented vertical to the skin surface, and hyperplasia of eccrine ducts in the dermis.
