[Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome]. 1984

G Chessa Ricotti, and F Giambi, and R Martini, and M Pietraperzia

The Authors describe a case of Klippel-Trénaunay Weber Syndrome in a 12 year old girl admitted in the Department of cardio vascular surgery of the "Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio"; various flat angiomas were present in her lower limbs from birth, which increased in size with body growth; marble skin, teleangectasica edema were also present. Her lower left limb was asymmetric, no angiomas were present in the internal organs. It is the first case in her family, no minor signs of the syndrome were present in her parents.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007715 Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome A congenital disorder that is characterized by a triad of capillary malformations (HEMANGIOMA), venous malformations (ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA), and soft tissue or bony hypertrophy of the limb. This syndrome is caused by mutations in the VG5Q gene which encodes a strong angiogenesis stimulator. Klippel-Trenaunay Disease,Angio-Osteohypertrophy Syndrome,Angioosteohypertrophy Syndrome,Congenital Dysplastic Angiopathy,KTW Syndrome,Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome,Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome,Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber Syndrome,Angio Osteohypertrophy Syndrome,Angio-Osteohypertrophy Syndromes,Angioosteohypertrophy Syndromes,Angiopathies, Congenital Dysplastic,Angiopathy, Congenital Dysplastic,Congenital Dysplastic Angiopathies,Disease, Klippel-Trenaunay,Dysplastic Angiopathies, Congenital,Dysplastic Angiopathy, Congenital,KTW Syndromes,Klippel Trenaunay Disease,Klippel Trenaunay Weber Syndrome,Klippel Trénaunay Weber Syndrome,Klippel-Trenaunay Syndromes,Syndrome, Angio-Osteohypertrophy,Syndrome, Angioosteohypertrophy,Syndrome, KTW,Syndrome, Klippel Trenaunay,Syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay,Syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber,Syndrome, Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber,Syndromes, Angio-Osteohypertrophy,Syndromes, Angioosteohypertrophy,Syndromes, KTW,Syndromes, Klippel-Trenaunay
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000798 Angiomatosis A condition with multiple tumor-like lesions caused either by congenital or developmental malformations of BLOOD VESSELS, or reactive vascular proliferations, such as in bacillary angiomatosis. Angiomatosis is considered non-neoplastic. Angiomatoses

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