Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa.
Elephantiasis is an uncommon disease in the United States. We present a case of nonfilarial elephantiasis nostras verrucosa in a 14-year-old girl. Most commonly, the upper and lower extremities are affected; the disease, in this patient, was confined to the buttock. The patient has done well after excision and primary closure. The patient is currently undergoing pressure therapy 1 year after surgery. She has no evidence of recurrence. We present this case and review the literature.
Brantley
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Dept of Surgery at LSU Medical Center, Shreveport 71130, USA.
Thompson
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Brown
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D000293:Adolescent; D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans