Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Issa Al Salmi

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• Case Report
  Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome, Inverse Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome: Hypertrophy of Lower Limbs and Atrophy of the Upper Limbs and Facial Muscles: Case Report and Literature Review
  Author(s): Suad Hannawi and Issa Al Salmi Suad Hannawi and Issa Al Salmi
  
  Introduction: Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) is a rare, congenital malformation. Several theories have been postulated to describe its pathogenesis. However, the exact etiology is not known. It’s characterized by a triad of (1) haemangioma due to capillary malformation, (2) bone and soft tissue hypertrophy, and (3) varicose veins. Interestingly, lipoatropy rather than hypertropy of the involved limbs had been described in some cases. The clinical presentation of this syndrome is variable ranging from minimal disease to sever presentation such as significant cosmetic disfiguring, life threatening bleeding and embolism. The KTS is classified according to severity. This is important step in away to educate patients, to predict prognosis and to set treatments, especially in severe cases. Physicians should not only be attentive to the physical aspects but also to t.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000172

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