title: Comparative dermatology: elephantiasis nostra in verrucous form comparable to coral.
abstract: Study of a rare case of Elephantiasis Nostra in verrucous form on the dorsum of the foot of an 80 year-old male with a history of recurrent erysipelas infection. The vegetant, confluent lesions on the foot resemble Trumpet Coral (Caulastrea curvata).
authors: Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brasil. lanabezerra@hotmail.com
authors: Lana Bezerra
authors: LB
authors: Fernandes
authors: Luiz Fernando Fróes
authors: LF
authors: Fleury Junior
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000150:complications*; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male