Congenital Lower Limb Enlargement in a Newborn

Congenital Lower Limb Enlargement in a Newborn

:  A full‐term newborn presented with swelling of his right leg soon after birth. There was no alteration in Doppler. The grandmother and other relatives were said to have shown a similar history at birth. Milroy’s disease was then diagnosed and compressive massage was advised.

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric dermatology 2011-09, Vol.28 (5), p.579-580
Hauptverfasser: PEREZ-CRESPO, MARÍA, BETLLOCH, ISABEL, MARTINEZ-MIRAVETE, MARIA TERESA, BALLESTER, IRENE, LUCAS, ANA, MATAIX, JAVIER
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital - diagnosis
Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital - therapy
Lymphedema - congenital
Lymphedema - diagnosis
Lymphedema - therapy
Male
Massage
Medical sciences
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Zusammenfassung::  A full‐term newborn presented with swelling of his right leg soon after birth. There was no alteration in Doppler. The grandmother and other relatives were said to have shown a similar history at birth. Milroy’s disease was then diagnosed and compressive massage was advised.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01202.x