Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa mimicking deep fungal infection – a case report.

Dr Jaskanwal Kaur; Dr Sumir Kumar

Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa mimicking deep fungal infection – a case report.

Dr Jaskanwal Kaur, Dr Sumir Kumar

Abstract :

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa is a rare condition characterized by severe irreversible lymphedema of skin with no premorbid abnormality of lymphatics of the dependant parts especiallylower limb or other and immobile body parts&it isassociated with supervening recurrent cellulitisor secondary infection. ENV of left foot mimicking deep fungalisreported in a 40 yr old male from border city of Punjab.