Unilateral hypertrophic skin lesions, hemimegalencephaly, and meningioma: The many faces of Proteus syndrome

Proteus syndrome is a rare condition with a wide spectrum of abnormalities. It is characterized by hamartomatous malformations involving multiple organs. Serious complications may ensue, such as pulmonary embolism, cystic lung disease, and various neoplasms such as parotid adenomas, ovarian cystaden...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Indian Dermatology Online Journal 2015-09, Vol.6 (5), p.348-351
Main Authors: Lal, Niharika R, Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata, Sarkar, Asim K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Collagenoma
hemimegalencephaly
Meningioma
Proteus syndrome
Skin
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Proteus syndrome is a rare condition with a wide spectrum of abnormalities. It is characterized by hamartomatous malformations involving multiple organs. Serious complications may ensue, such as pulmonary embolism, cystic lung disease, and various neoplasms such as parotid adenomas, ovarian cystadenomas, and meningiomas. We report here a case of Proteus syndrome in a 21-year-old woman who had facial hemihypertrophy, cerebriform plantar hyperplasia, hemimegalencephaly, and meningioma for the rarity of the entity.
ISSN:2229-5178
2249-5673
DOI:10.4103/2229-5178.164477