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Intractable Verrucous Hyperplasia: A Surgically Corrected Case
Author(s) -
Chang Ji Hea,
Moon Hee Bong,
Kim Chang Jae,
Nam Kiyeun,
Lee Ho Jun,
Kwon Bum Sun,
Park JinWoo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.11.008
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , lesion , surgery , edema , hyperplasia , lower limb amputation , pathology
Skin problems commonly occur after lower limb amputation. One such skin anomaly that develops on the residual limb is wart‐like lesions of verrucous hyperplasia. The process is reversible if external compression is applied in combination with adequate control of bacterial infection and edema. Prosthetic adjustments usually help with this condition. We report an intractable verrucous hyperplasia in a 66‐year‐old female patient. She complained of a painful, oozing, verrucous papule at the amputation site. Despite management with typical treatment procedures, the lesion worsened; therefore, surgery was performed. Our case demonstrates that an intractable case is possible despite appropriate management and that sometimes surgical correction is necessary.