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Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis presenting with unilateral elephantiasis nostras verrucosa of the left lower limb: A rare entity.

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.

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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


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1.  Intralesional Avirulent Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Injection as a Promising Method for the Treatment of Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis.

Authors:  Özgür Gündüz; Gülşah Koçak; Birgül Kaçmaz; Tuba Devrim; Hülya Şimşek
Journal:  Case Rep Dermatol       Date:  2022-03-21
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