An 81-year-old man presented with a 4-week nonhealing plaque on the right lower leg following minor trauma. Despite wound care and systemic antibiotics, the lesion persisted and progressed. Histopathological evaluation of a punch biopsy led to a rare and unexpected diagnosis.

Cafasso, G., Natale, A., Merli, Y., La Placa, M., Bertuzzi, C., Pileri, A. (2026). Infiltrated and ulcerated plaque of the lower limb: a case report. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, 51(7), 1333-1336 [10.1093/ced/llag071].

Infiltrated and ulcerated plaque of the lower limb: a case report

Cafasso, Gianluca;Natale, Alessio;Merli, Yuri;La Placa, Michelangelo;Bertuzzi, Clara;Pileri, Alessandro
2026

Abstract

An 81-year-old man presented with a 4-week nonhealing plaque on the right lower leg following minor trauma. Despite wound care and systemic antibiotics, the lesion persisted and progressed. Histopathological evaluation of a punch biopsy led to a rare and unexpected diagnosis.
2026
Cafasso, G., Natale, A., Merli, Y., La Placa, M., Bertuzzi, C., Pileri, A. (2026). Infiltrated and ulcerated plaque of the lower limb: a case report. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, 51(7), 1333-1336 [10.1093/ced/llag071].
Cafasso, Gianluca; Natale, Alessio; Merli, Yuri; La Placa, Michelangelo; Bertuzzi, Clara; Pileri, Alessandro
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