Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case Report
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...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| description | 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 lower limb. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b973d5483104739b84d940ed2efd8d02022-12-22T01:17:41ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942014-10-0152104500Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case ReportAmir Kalafi0Attiyeh Vasaghi1Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Fars, Iran.Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Fars, Iran.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 lower limb.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4547Elephantiasis nostras verrucosaLower limbTraumaCase report |
| spellingShingle | Amir Kalafi Attiyeh Vasaghi Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case Report Acta Medica Iranica Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa Lower limb Trauma Case report |
| title | Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case Report |
| title_full | Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case Report |
| title_short | Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa of Lower Limb: a Case Report |
| title_sort | elephantiasis nostras verrucosa of lower limb a case report |
| topic | Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa Lower limb Trauma Case report |
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