title: A case of the elephant man phenotype with giant rhinophyma and benign symmetric lipomatosis.
abstract: We described an unusual male patient with two disfiguring diseases, benign symmetric lipomatosis and giant rhinophyma, which gave him a grotesque appearance. His physical appearance had isolated him from the rest of society and was probably the main reason for his alcohol abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, País Basco, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Izu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardeazabal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Béjar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Díaz-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D010641:Phenotype; D016715:Proteus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000473:pathology*