Elephantiasis neuromatosa and Becker's melanosis.
The most characteristic lesions of neurofibromatosis are the extremely large plexiform neurofibromas involving an entire extremity, which give rise to the condition known as elephantiasis neuromatosa. In this article, we present a patient who was diagnosed as elephantiasis neuromatosa with Becker's melanosis clinically and review the literature briefly.
Akyol
M
M
Department of Dermatology, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
Ozçelik
S
S
Marufihah
M
M
Elagöz
S
S
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology