A Case of Verrucous Hyperplasia with Lymphedema of the Leg Amputation Stump / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Verrucous hyperplasia shows multiple warty like lesion on the amputation stump, but the pathologic findings of viral verrucae has not been discovered. A verrucous plaque on the amputation stump of the right leg was found in 31-year-old man. He had suffered from a traumatic amputation of right leg since 8 years ago. A leg prosthesis had been worn since that time. Histopathologic findings shows hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, papillomatosis, superficial dermal edema and dilated thick-walled venules oriented vertical to the skin surface. Verrucous hyperplasia was diagnosed with lymphedema on the basis of clinical and histological findings.