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An unusual case of Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome presenting with portosystemic encephalopathy.
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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2008; Vol. 47 (18), pp. 1621-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Sep 16. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We report a unique male patient presenting with portosystemic encephalopathy (PSE) due to intrahepatic portohepatic venous (PHV) shunts. He was diagnosed as having Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome (KTWS) based on the findings of a hemitruncal port-wine stain with subcutaneous arteriovenous fistulae and varicose veins in the legs. However, limb-hypertrophy, which is one of the most cardinal manifestations of KTWS, was absent, and in KTWS, PSE is quite a rare clinical manifestation. Hence, the clinical picture of this patient was unusual. Our clinical observation suggests that KTWS can be one of the underlying disorders causing PSE.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1349-7235
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18797123
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1130