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Clinical features
With progression of the disease there
will be skin fibrosis, hyperkeratosis
with or without skin ulceration
Very rarely lymphangiosarcoma may
develop in chronic cases and
present with erythematous skin
nodules and ulceration. (risk is less
than 0.03%, and biopsy will be
required for diagnosis)
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Chronic non healing wounds are also
associated with increased risk of
cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
