Marjolin’s Ulcer Over Post Burn Scar : A Rarity

Bharath Bangera; S Chidambara Murthy; C Raghuveer; Lakshmipathi Y Pattar

doi:10.51131/IJPCCR/v3i3.22.33

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Marjolin’s Ulcer Over Post Burn Scar : A Rarity

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International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

DOI: 10.51131/IJPCCR/v3i3.22.33

Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 81-82

Case Report

Marjolin’s Ulcer Over Post Burn Scar : A Rarity

Bharath Bangera^{✉ 1} , S Chidambara Murthy ² , C Raghuveer ³ , Lakshmipathi Y Pattar ³

¹ Postgraduate, Department of Dermatology Venereology, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka, India

² Professor, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka, India

³ Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka, India

Corresponding author ✉: [email protected]

Received Date:21 June 2022, Accepted Date:09 August 2022, Published Date:13 December 2022

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Marjolin's ulcer (MU) is a cutaneous malignancy that arises over previously injured skin, longstanding scars and chronic wounds.Burn scars are the most common predisposing condition that leads to the development of MU with reported incidence of 0.77 to 2%. Exact etiology for the development of MU is not known. MU is relatively commoner among males than femalesand affecting all age groups and races. We report a case of Marjolin's ulcer in a 24-year-old woman arising over a long-standing burn scar.

Keywords: Tumors, Squamous cell carcinoma, Skin malignancy

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