Chronic ulceration of the leg following extensive scarring due to a snake bite complicated by squamous cell carcinoma

Authors :: Julius Smith
L. F. B. Mello
P. A. Melo
L. W. Pinto
M. G. Barcelos
N. C. Nogueira Neto
Walter Meohas
Source :: Skeletal Radiology. 29:298-301
Publication Year :: 2000
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2000.
Abstract: Chronic ulcers of the leg are common in Brazil, perhaps more common than in the developed world. We report a case of a chronic ulcer of the leg following extensive scarring due to a bite by a venomous snake, which eventually led to a squamous cell carcinoma.

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