Long-evolving warty and scar leg injury

Authors

  • Camila Anabel Ramallo General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Eliana Maribel Gerez General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Gabriela Laura Arena General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Roxana Maradeo General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords:

Long-evolving warty, scar leg injury

Abstract

A 68-year-old patient, a rural worker, from Paraguay, with no relevant personal history, consulted for the presence of a painful lesion, of more than 40 years of evolution, on the right foot and leg.

On physical examination, he presented a warty plaque located on the back of the right foot, extending to the fingers and the lower third of the leg. The lesion had exophytic borders with black dots on its surface and a central hypopigmented area with a scar-like appearance. It was extremely painful, despite treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and was accompanied by edema that exceeded the compromised area.

Author Biographies

Camila Anabel Ramallo, General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dermatology Service, Dermatology Resident

Eliana Maribel Gerez, General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dermatology Service, Chief of Dermatology Residents 

Gabriela Laura Arena, General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dermatology Service, Chief of Ward

María Roxana Maradeo, General José de San Martín Interzonal General Acute Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dermatology Service, Head of the Dermatology Service

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Published

2019-12-02

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