Proteus syndrome : MRI characteristics of plantar cerebriform hyperplasia

Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital hamartomatous syndrome with a variety of abnormalities. It shares many features with other congenital hamartomatous disorders, but cerebriform hyperplasia of the soles and the palms is known as a quite distinctive characteristic in the dermatologic literature. T...

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 2000-02, Vol.29 (2), p.101-103
Main Authors: VANHOENACKER, F. M, DE BEUCKELEER, L. H, DEPRETTERE, A, DE MOOR, A, DE SCHEPPER, A. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Complex syndromes
Diagnosis, Differential
Foot - diagnostic imaging
Foot - pathology
Humans
Hyperplasia
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Proteus Syndrome - diagnosis
Radiography
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Summary:Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital hamartomatous syndrome with a variety of abnormalities. It shares many features with other congenital hamartomatous disorders, but cerebriform hyperplasia of the soles and the palms is known as a quite distinctive characteristic in the dermatologic literature. The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the MRI features of plantar cerebriform hyperplasia in a 9-year-old boy with known Proteus syndrome.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s002560050019