Macrodactyly with skin hypertrophy: a minimal form of the Proteus syndrome Macrodactilia com hipertrofia da pele: uma forma mínima da síndrome de Proteu

The Proteus syndrome was described 1983 . It has asymmetric gigantism of the limbs, verrucous epidermal naevi, cerebriform enlargement of the plantar region, vascular malformations and neoplasms, as lipomas. It received this denomination after Proteus from the Greek mythology, who had the ability to...

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Main Authors: Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr, Roberto Coswig Fiss, Rudolf Happle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2011-06-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962011000300021