A Mild Form of Proteus Syndrome

:  Proteus syndrome is a multisystem disorder and diagnosis has been difficult because of the variability of the syndrome’s manifestations. Dermatologists have an important role as cutaneous findings could provide clues for the early diagnosis of the disease. Herein we report a case who had cerebrif...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2007-11, Vol.24 (6), p.660-662
Main Authors: ADISEN, Esra, ONDER, Meltem, GURER, Mehmet Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Foot Diseases - pathology
Humans
Lipoma - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue - pathology
Proteus Syndrome - diagnosis
Proteus Syndrome - pathology
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Summary::  Proteus syndrome is a multisystem disorder and diagnosis has been difficult because of the variability of the syndrome’s manifestations. Dermatologists have an important role as cutaneous findings could provide clues for the early diagnosis of the disease. Herein we report a case who had cerebriform connective tissue nevus and lipoma as the sole manifestations of the disease.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00562.x