An uncommon case of upper limb pterygia

Reporting images in a case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with bilateral congenital webbing (pterygium) of axillae and elbows. This deformity was restricting his axilla and elbow movements. This was successfully treated on one side with multiple Z-plasty. An outline of multiple pterygium syndrome...

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Autor principal: Deodhar, Avinash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22754168
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.96610
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Sumario:Reporting images in a case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with bilateral congenital webbing (pterygium) of axillae and elbows. This deformity was restricting his axilla and elbow movements. This was successfully treated on one side with multiple Z-plasty. An outline of multiple pterygium syndrome is given herewith.

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