Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a rare, chronic, deforming disorder characterized by hyperkeratosis and papillomatosis of the epidermis with underlying woody fibrosis of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue resulting from chronic nonfilarial lymphoedema. Lymphatic obstruction can be primary or due to various causes such as surgery, tumour, radiation, congestive heart failure or obesity. However, to the best of our knowledge, it has not been reported as a p...