Congenital localized limb hypertrophy: macrodystrophia lipomatosa
Wahab, S.; Khan, R.A.; Ahmad, I.
Jbr-Btr Organe de la Societe Royale Belge de Radiologie 91(5): 209-210
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-7430 PMID: 19051943 Document Number: 622027
Congenital localized gigantism in children is rare and may be caused by a gamut of disorders. Family history, cutaneous and systemic manifestations and imaging together with histopathology assist in reaching the diagnosis. Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is one such rare non-hereditary congenital developmental anomaly causing localized overgrowth of a digit(s) or limb. Herein we report an interesting case of macrodystrophia lipomatosa in a child.