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

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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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  1. Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute – INCA, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, , , , , , BR

    L. F. B. Mello, M. G. Barcelos, N. C. Nogueira Neto & J. Smith

  2. Department of Surgery (Bone and Soft Tissue), National Cancer Institute – INCA, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, , , , , , BR

    W. Meohas

  3. Department of Surgical Pathology, National Cancer Institute – INCA, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, , , , , , BR

    L. W. Pinto

  4. Pharmacology Laboratory of Snake-related Toxins, Department of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, , , , , , BR

    P. A. Melo

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  1. L. F. B. Mello
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Received: 16 August 1999 Revision requested: 8 October 1999 Revision received: 10 December 1999 Accepted: 15 December 1999

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Mello, L., Barcelos, M., Meohas, W. et al. Chronic ulceration of the leg following extensive scarring due to a snake bite complicated by squamous cell carcinoma. Skeletal Radiol 29, 298–301 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050613

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