Approach in an adolescent Proteus male patient with megafoot

Derman, O.; Balci, S.; Engiz, O.

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 50(2): 200-203

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0041-4301
PMID: 18664091
Document Number: 621851
Proteus syndrome is a rare overgrowth syndrome characterized by hemihypertrophy, lower limb asymmetry, hyperpigmentations, lipomas, and vascular malformation. In this paper, we present a new adolescent Proteus syndrome patient with bilateral megafoot. He was very successful in playing football and was very popular among his friends. We present this case for the psychological and surgical aspects of this very interesting entity. We also review the recent literature related with Proteus syndrome.

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