The Milroy Lectures

Gavin Milroy

member of the Hunterian Society of Edinburgh. He started on his career as an assistant to a practitioner in London; and being desirous of visiting foreign parts, he next took employment in the Government mail-packet service, which gave him opportunities of going to the West Indies, and to the Mediterranean, where the odious usage of quarantine was then exercised to its fullest extent. He retain...

Lectures

Professor John A. Milroy, M.A., M.D

tIHE Council begs to present the seventy-second anntual report of the Society. Tlhe roll of the Society now stands as follows T'his 1Year Last Year Honorary Fellows 7 9 Life Fellows 13 11 Life MNem-nbers (under o0l regtulationis) 2 2 Fellowxs 274 243 Members 39 During the sessioni the Societv has lost by (leath Sir WN'illiam \Vhitla, M.A., MI.D., LL.D., Honorary Fellow, Presi(lent 1886-7, 1901-...

Milroy Disease: A Case Report

Hereditary lymphoedema type I is a congenital onset primary lymphoedema with autosomal dominant inheritance, which is characterized by the swelling of the lower body. In this article, the authors report a case of a 32-year-old woman with repeating episodes of swollen limbs. Imaging studies and genetic study were carried out and a Milroy’s syndrome diagnosis was established. The patient started ...

A novel VEGFR3 mutation causes Milroy disease.

Milroy disease, also known as primary congenital lymphedema, is a hereditary form of lymphedema with autosomal dominant inheritance. Individuals with Milroy disease are typically characterized by congenital onset of lymphedema of the lower limbs due to hypoplasia of the lymphatic vessels. The genetic basis of most cases of Milroy disease has not been established, although mutations in the vascu...