| Literature DB >> 31210168 |
Preema Sinha1, Durga Madhab Tripathy1, Subramaniyan Radhakrishnan1, Biju Verghese1, B S Sunita1.
Abstract
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa is used to describe lymphedema of the lower limbs caused by a nonfilarial etiology. Infective etiologies include bacterial and fungal infections along with chronic venous stasis, postirradiation, congestive heart failure, obesity, and malignancies, all causes leading to lymphatic obstruction and edema. We herein describe a case of a 70-year-old male who presented with diffuse nonpitting edema of the entire left lower limb with cobblestoning of the surface with a positive Kaposi-Stemmer sign and presence of a verrucous plaque over the left ankle. Histopathology of the verrucous plaque revealed it to be tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TVC). We report this rare presentation of TVC as a cause of unilateral lymphedema.Entities:
Keywords: Lymphedema; rare; tuberculosis verrucosa cutis
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31210168 DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_38_19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Mycobacteriol ISSN: 2212-5531