Open AccessLymphangiectasis of lower limb: A rare challenging case
Author(s) -
V. Bhattacharya,
Biswajit Mishra,
Partha Sarathi Barooah,
Gaurab Ranjan Chaudhuri,
Siddhartha Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.59292
Subject(s) - medicine , lower limb , term (time) , surgery , dermatology , radiology , quantum mechanics , physics
Lymphangiectasis usually occurs in the viscera. Involvement of the lower limb is very rare. It is difficult to establish the diagnosis without detailed investigations. Clinical features are peculiar and may mimic lymphoedema of different origins which needs to be ruled out. Contrary to the expectation, the post-operative result is excellent in the long-term follow-up.