Macrodactyly with skin hypertrophy: a minimal form of the Proteus syndrome
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Macrodactyly with skin hypertrophy: a minimal form of the Proteus syndrome.
The Proteus syndrome was described 1983 . It has asymmetric gigantism of the limbs, verrucous epidermal naevi, cerebriform enlargement of the plantar region, vascular malformations and neoplasms, as lipomas. It received this denomination after Proteus from the Greek mythology, who had the ability to change his form . A 15 year-old boy, reported a congenital hypertrophy with syndactily of the se...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000300021