Neurodermitis verrucosa

Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa

A 53-year-old woman presented to the hospital complaining of severe pain in her right leg for the past several days. She has a 5-year history of lymphedema in her right leg, as well as morbid obesity, recurrent cellulitis, erysipelas, and osteomyelitis. She has never suffered from filariasis and has no family history of familial lymphedema. Her temperature on admission was 100.9◦F (38.3◦C). Exa...

Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.

Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa in leprosy

We present a case of Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa in a patient of leprosy with peripheral neuropathy.

Coexistence of Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis with Scrofuloderma

Although cutaneous tuberculosis is rarely seen in developed countries, it is still commonly seen in developing countries. Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TVC) is a form of cutaneous tuberculosis that is caused by direct inoculation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the skin through open wounds or abrasions in sensitized individuals and is rarely seen in our country. Scrofuloderma is a form of cu...

A case of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa.

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a rare clinical condition associated with chronic non-filarial lymphedema caused by bacterial or non-infectious lymphatic obstruction. A variety of etiologies, including infection, tumor obstruction, trauma, radiation, chronic venous stasis, congestive heart failure, and obesity, can lead to chronic lymphatic obstruction and edema. Mossy papules, plaques...