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Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome, formerly Klippel–Trénaunay–Weber syndrome [1] and sometimes angioosteohypertrophy syndrome and hemangiectatic hypertrophy, [2] is a rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly.
Lindsey Johnson Edwards was born with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, later reclassified as CLOVES syndrome . Edwards has navigated a lifetime of medical procedures and monitoring and has embraced her ...
Parkes Weber syndrome (PWS) is a congenital disorder of the vascular system. It is an extremely rare condition, and its exact prevalence is unknown. [1] [2] [3] It is named after British dermatologist Frederick Parkes Weber, who first described the syndrome in 1907. [4] In the body, the vascular system consists of arteries, veins and capillaries.
Children with some overgrowth syndromes such as Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome can be readily detectable at birth. [3] In contrast, other overgrowth syndromes such as Proteus syndrome usually present in the postnatal period, characteristically between the second and third year of life. [ 2 ]
These include Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome, macrocephaly-capillary malformation syndrome, cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, CLOVES syndrome (congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformation, epidermal nevus, scoliosis), and Proteus syndrome.
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