A version of Liouville's theorem is proved for solutions of some degenerate elliptic equations defined in R n \K, where K is a compact set, provided the structure of this equation and the dimension n are related. This result is a correction of a previous one established by Serrin, since some additional hypotheses are necessary. Theoretical and numerical examples are given. Furthermore, a comparison result and the uniqueness of solution are obtained for such equations in exterior domains.