%0 Journal Article
%T The Successful Treatment of Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa With Ablative Carbon Dioxide Laser
%A Caitlin G. Robinson
%A Kory R. Lee
%A Valencia D. Thomas
%J Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
%@ 1615-7109
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1203475418763548
%X Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a disfiguring skin condition that is difficult to treat. Existing treatment modalities serve to improve cosmesis or treat symptoms. Herein, we report a case of ENV with lymphocutaneous fistula successfully treated with ablative carbon dioxide laser. A 57-year-old woman with biopsy-proven ENV with lymphocutaneous fistula was treated with ablative carbon dioxide laser to the symptomatic area of her right thigh in 3 treatment sessions over 6 months. The patient had resolution of lymphocutaneous drainage as well as 90% improvement in the appearance of ENV lesions at the 1-month follow-up visit. Ablative carbon dioxide laser may provide cosmetic, symptomatic, and medical benefit for patients with localized ENV
%K elephantiasis
%K CO2
%K laser
%K ENV
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1203475418763548