title: A case of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa treated by acitretin.
abstract: Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa is a rare disorder characterized by dermal fibrosis, hyperkeratotic, verrucous, and papillomatous lesions that result from both chronic filarial and nonfilarial lymphedema. Various treatment options have been reported for this disease. We present a 64-year-old man with erythrodermic psoriasis and elephantiasis nostras verrucosa in whom the lesions were resolved almost completely after acitretin treatment.
authors.affiliation: Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey. polatmualla@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mualla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sereflican
mesh_terms: D017255:Acitretin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D017255:Acitretin