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Maffucci’s Syndrome or a Variant?

Maffucci’s syndrome is a rare non hereditary disorder characterized by multiple enchondromas and haemangiomas. A 12 year old boy presented with a painful swelling at his right hand and deformed left upper limb. On detailed workup, he was found to have multiple enchondromas involving long bones and a...

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Autores principales: Khan, Yousuf Aziz, Ahmad, Soofia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040593
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Sumario:Maffucci’s syndrome is a rare non hereditary disorder characterized by multiple enchondromas and haemangiomas. A 12 year old boy presented with a painful swelling at his right hand and deformed left upper limb. On detailed workup, he was found to have multiple enchondromas involving long bones and a single haemangioma. A diagnosis of Maffucci’s syndrome was established. The clinical features and workup of the disease in our patient is reported.