Proteus syndrome: A rare cause of gigantic limb

Proteus Syndrome-A Rare Disease

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com it may present itself (Proteus in Greek means polymorph), being an extremely rare disease: about 200 cases have been described worldwide, with about 120 being alive [3]. Characterized by pigmented verrucous nevus and thickening of the skin, lipomas, hemangiomas, hemihypertrophy, gigantism of the extremities (hands and feet), visceral abnormalities a...

Proteus syndrome: A case report

The Proteus syndrome comprises an association of asymmetrical overgrowth of almost any part of the body, verrucous epidermal naevi, vascular malformations and lipoma-like subcutaneous hamartoma. Both sexes are affected with equal frequency and severity and it is not transmitted genetically. Here a 16-year-old man with asymmetric overgrowth of the extremities, macrodactyly, cerebriform hypertrop...

A Rare Case of Extra Gigantic Digit of Sole

Osteopoikilosis: a rare cause of bone pain

 Background: Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a rare inherited condition of the bones, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait characterized by numerous hyperostotic areas that tend to localize in periarticular osseous regions. It is usually asymptomatic and is often diagnosed incidentally during x-rays made by other reasons. We present a case of 34-year-old man suffering from polyarthralgia an...

Ortner’s Syndrome-A Rare Cause of Hoarseness: Its Importance to an Otorhinolaryngologist

Introduction: Cardiovocal hoarseness (Ortner’s syndrome) is hoarseness of voice due to recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement secondary to cardiovascular disease. Recurrent laryngeal nerve in its course (especially the left side) follows a path that brings it in close proximity to numerous structures. These structures interfere with its function by pressure or by disruption of the nerve caused b...