A case of the elephant man phenotype with giant rhinophyma and benign symmetric lipomatosis.
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.
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Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, País Basco, Spain.
Gardeazabal
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Béjar
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Aguirre
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Díaz-Pérez
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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*