PMID: 3767071Sep 1, 1986Paper

Mossy leg--an unusual therapeutic success

Angiology
J Beninson, M J Redmond

Abstract

Elephantiasis verrucosa nostrum occurs when lymphatic obstruction of sufficient magnitude causes back pressure in the lymphatic channels forceful enough to produce superficial vessel dilation which has a "pebbly" or cobble-stone appearance. Unchecked this can progress to a marked verrucous or mossy appearance, frequently complicated by infection, with swelling and gross deformity. The patient presented here was both post-phlebitic and post-lymphatic with significant deformity. He showed dramatic improvement on a regimen of antibiotics and elevation followed by decompression and routine use of pressure-gradient support garments. This has not recurred and he has remained under control since 1979.

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Oct 1, 1992·The British Journal of Dermatology·C C ZouboulisC E Orfanos
Mar 29, 2011·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Steven M DeanAnthony Vander Horst
Feb 1, 1988·Angiology·S A Baughman, J Beninson

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