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An unusual case of Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome presenting with portosystemic encephalopathy.

Authors :
Yazaki M
Kaneko K
Tojo K
Miyazaki D
Shimojima Y
Ueda K
Ikeda S
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2008; Vol. 47 (18), pp. 1621-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Sep 16.
Publication Year :
2008

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