Dermatol Sinica, December 2005 From the Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital and Taipei Medical University Taipei Municipal WanFang Hospital* Accepted for publication: August 12, 2005 Reprint requests: Kuo-Liang Cheng, Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital,* 111 Hsin-Long Rd, Section 3, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-2-...

Freitas A, Rodrigues JFM. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221014 Description A 79-year-old man presented with worsening lower leg oedema, nausea, prostration, fever and chills. He had history of several episodes of erysipelas during 10 years, chronic venous insufficiency and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Physical examination revealed lesions of a mossy and verrucose appearance, with exophyt...

elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (env) is a rare condition in which hyperkeratosis, fibrosis and disfiguration of dermis occurs. it is caused mostly by non infectious diseases such as surgery, trauma, tumors, and venous obstructions. to our knowledge there is not any case report of env in middle east region. in this patient, env caused by trauma and patient presented with enlargement of right lo...

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...