Korean J Dermatol.  1999 Apr;37(4):538-540.

A Case of Verrucous Hyperplasia in An Amputee

• Sung HT
• Jung SY
• Lee ES

Abstract

Chronic dermatological problems associated with lower limb amputation sites include local maceration, intertrigo, blistering and ulceration, contact dermatitis, tissue atrophy, verrucous hyperplasia, lichenification, callosities, epidermoid cyst formation, and malignant neoplasia. A 60 year-old male was presented with a verrucous oozing eruption of the amputation stump of the left leg. He had been involved in a railroad logging accident 30 years before, resulting in the loss of the left lower limb. He were a below-knee prosthesis (patellar-tendon hearing). We diagnosed him as verrucous hyperplasia by clinical and histological findings and then referred him to the division of rehabilitation for a refitting of his prosthesis, after which his eruption cleared two months later.

Keyword

Amputee; Verrucous hyperplasia

MeSH Terms

Amputation
Amputation Stumps
Amputees*
Atrophy
Blister
Callosities
Dermatitis, Contact
Epidermal Cyst
Humans
Hyperplasia*
Intertrigo
Leg
Lower Extremity
Male
Middle Aged
Prostheses and Implants
Railroads
Rehabilitation
Ulcer