Klippel-Trйnaunay syndrome

Klippel-Trйnaunay syndrome
Klippel-Trйnaunay-Weber syndrome a rare condition usually affecting one extremity, characterized by hypertrophy of the bone and related soft tissues, large cutaneous hemangiomas, persistent nevus flammeus (see port-wine stain, under stain), and skin varices.

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  • Klippel-Trйnaunay syndrome — Klip·pel Trй·nau·nay syndrome (klĭ pelґ tra no naґ) [M. Klippel; Paul Trйnaunay, French physician, 20th century] see under syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Klippel-Trйnaunay-Weber syndrome — Klip·pel Trй·nau·nay We·ber syndrome (klĭ pelґ tra no naґ vaґber) [M. Klippel; P. Trйnaunay; Frederick Parkes Weber, English physician, 1863–1962] see under syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Port-wine stain — A mark on the skin that resembles port wine (porto) in its rich ruby red color. Due to an abnormal aggregation of capillaries, a port wine stain is a type of hemangioma. it occurs on the face as a sign of Sturge Weber syndrome. * * * port wine… …   Medical dictionary

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