DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN THE LEG AMPUT EE

Dermatologic disorders of the stump in patients with a leg amputation may have characteristic pathophysiologic and clinical features. A know ledge of these factors may lead to earlier diagnosis and avoid immobil ization. There ist no German language review of this aspect of dermato logy. After providing an overview of the problem, including a discussi on of prostheses, we review the following problems: mechanically induc ed blisters, follicular keratoses, epidermoid cysts, stump edema syndr ome, acroangiodermatitis (pseudo-kaposi sarcoma) and verrucous hy perp lasia.