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Cutaneous lymphorrhea

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Cutaneous lesions associated with oozing of lymphatic fluid and chyle from the skin have. received little attention in the literature, and those which have been described are mostly isolated case reports. After reviewing the literature, a patient is presented who has a creamy, milky fluid oozing from the left groin. Laboratory examinations revealed no abnormality apart from large atopic lymphatics outwith the normal route in the pelvic region. A skin biopsy showed that the cutaneous superficial lymphatic channels were large and formed fistulae through the skin.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    N. Selmanpakoglu, M. M. Güler, C. Çetin & C. Aytemiz

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  1. N. Selmanpakoglu
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Selmanpakoglu, N., Güler, M.M., Çetin, C. et al. Cutaneous lymphorrhea. Eur J Plast Surg 15, 45–47 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193378

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