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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct;58(10):e551-3.

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: swelling with verrucose appearance of lower limbs

Fang-Yih Liaw  1 , Ching-Fu Huang, Yu-Cheng Wu, Bai-Yao Wu
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Case Reports

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: swelling with verrucose appearance of lower limbs

Fang-Yih Liaw et al. Can Fam Physician. 2012 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: A) Verrucose, cobblestone-like papulonodules and plaques bilaterally over the lower legs. B) Detailed view of papulonodules and plaques on the right lower limb of the patient.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Kaposi-stemmer sign
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance imaging of lower limb lymphedema: Note the thickening of the skin and honeycomb appearance of the subcutaneous tissue (box).
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