Khoury Simon, Wayte Jeffrey, James Craig, Calonje Eduardo, Huilgol Shyamala
Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Adelaide Pathology Partners, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Australas J Dermatol. 2016 Nov;57(4):e127-e129. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12356. Epub 2015 Jun 25.
We report two cases where the combination of breast reduction surgery and abdominoplasty led to lymphatic congestion clinically manifesting as lymphoedema and acquired cutaneous lymphangiectasia over the abdomen. These associations have not been previously reported, and clinicians need to be aware of them to obtain patients' consent for the procedure and to assist diagnosis and early intervention.