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Unilateral leg swelling in a newborn
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- A female neonate was born with asymmetric lower limbs, the right leg appearing enlarged, with thickened, reddish-purple skin and ectasic superficial reticulum (figure 1A,B). Limb pulses were present and symmetrical. The girl’s family history and prenatal scans were unremarkable. Laboratory findings were within the normal range, except for a mild thrombocytopenia (90 000/μL), which spontaneously resolved during the next few days. A leg X-ray and the Doppler analysis ruled out the presence of calcifications and venous varices, respectively. Ultrasound showed significant skin thickening, with marked dermal hypertrophy and hyperechogenicity. Magnetic resonance showed circumferential thickening of the derma, with mild hypertrophy of some perforating vessels (figure 2). A biopsy of the right thigh showed capillary malformations on histology.Figure 1(A, B) Hypertrophy of the right lower limb, with large capillary malformation extending to the gluteus and the external genitalia.Figure 2Axial THRIVE magnetic resonance scan of the thighs’ proximal third, showing circumferential dermal thickening and inhomogeneity of the right leg’s subcutaneous tissue.QuestionsBased on the clinical picture and investigations results, which is the most likely diagnosis?Beckwith-WiedemannCLOVES syndromeKlippel-Trenaunay syndromeKaposiform hemangioendotheliomaHow can the diagnosis be confirmed?CT with PETLymphoscintigraphyGenetic testingNone of the above, the diagnosis is clinicalWhat is the mainstay of management?Conservative with follow-upPharmacotherapySclerotherapySurgeryWhich of the following complications can occur?ScoliosisGlaucomaUrinary and gastrointestinal bleedingAll of the aboveAnswers can be found on page 02.
- Subjects :
- Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome
Capillary malformation
Vascular Malformations
growth
neonatology
Muscle hypertrophy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
030225 pediatrics
Biopsy
medicine
Humans
genetics
Right Thigh
Leg
medicine.diagnostic_test
dermatology
syndrome
business.industry
Ultrasound
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic resonance imaging
Anatomy
Hypertrophy
Capillaries
medicine.anatomical_structure
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Female
genetic
business
Varices
Subcutaneous tissue
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....95692b91310734517bf45b77a0006783