Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa: An Unusual Cause of Localized Gigantism

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) is a rare congenital form of localized gigantism characterized by progressive overgrowth of all mesenchymal elements with a disproportionate increase in fibro adipose tissue. Here we report a case of 20 years old male who presented with history of painless gradual en...

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Autores principales: Maheswari, S Uma, Sampath, V, Ramesh, A, Manoharan, K
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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E-IJD Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4885204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293271
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.182469
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description Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) is a rare congenital form of localized gigantism characterized by progressive overgrowth of all mesenchymal elements with a disproportionate increase in fibro adipose tissue. Here we report a case of 20 years old male who presented with history of painless gradual enlargement of entire left upper limb since childhood. Magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of macrodystrophia lipomatosa. This condition has to be differentiated from other causes of localized gigantism, since these conditions differ in their course, prognosis, complications and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-48852042016-06-10 Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa: An Unusual Cause of Localized Gigantism Maheswari, S Uma Sampath, V Ramesh, A Manoharan, K Indian J Dermatol E-IJD Case Report Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) is a rare congenital form of localized gigantism characterized by progressive overgrowth of all mesenchymal elements with a disproportionate increase in fibro adipose tissue. Here we report a case of 20 years old male who presented with history of painless gradual enlargement of entire left upper limb since childhood. Magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of macrodystrophia lipomatosa. This condition has to be differentiated from other causes of localized gigantism, since these conditions differ in their course, prognosis, complications and treatment. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4885204/ /pubmed/27293271 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.182469 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa: An Unusual Cause of Localized Gigantism
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