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Vaughn C. Garner, M.D.; Herbert J. Smith, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1936;34(2):338-346.

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ELEPHANTIASIS NOSTRAS FOLLOWING OPERATIONS FOR VARICOSE VEINS. Presented by DR. F. D. WEIDMAN.

G. M., a man aged 67, presents varicose ulcers on both legs of thirty years' duration. On the posterior aspect of the left leg, below the knee, the transverse scar of an operation is visible. Below it the leg is definitely enlarged, the enlargement being due mostly to edema. The foot, however, particularly the great toe, is highly elephantiasic. An ulcer extends over the entire lower half of the left leg. The ulcers have healed partially as a result of treatment with wet dressings and roentgen radiation during the patient's stay in the hospital in the last six months.

DISCUSSION

DR. F. D. WEIDMAN: This serves as an impressive example of one of the worst results that follow this operation. There has been some discussion as to the propriety of injections. Some surgeons state that because of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Secretary Dec. 20, 1935; Chairman

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