Article
A case of the elephant man phenotype with giant rhinophyma and benign symmetric lipomatosis.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Nov 1994
Izu R, Gardeazabal J, Béjar J, Aguirre A, Díaz-Pérez J L
Abstract excerpt
We described an unusual male patient with two disfiguring diseases, benign symmetric lipomatosis and giant rhinophyma, which gave him a grotesque appearance. His physical appearance had isolated him from the rest of society and was probably the main reason for his alcohol abuse.
Topics
- Aged
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Humans
- Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical
- Male
- Neurofibromatoses
- Phenotype
- Proteus Syndrome
- Rhinophyma