Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa on the abdomen of a Turkish female patient caused by morbid obesity.
Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa is a rare disorder of an extremity or a body region, which is associated with chronic lymphedema. There are 7 reported cases of abdominal elephantiasis in the medical literature. Here we report a morbidly obese female patient with elephantiasis nostras verrucosa on the abdominal wall.
Buyuktas
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
Arslan
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Celik
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Tasan
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Demirkesen
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Gundogdu
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D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications