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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 ...
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 ]
Maurice Klippel (30 May 1858 – 20 July 1942) was a French physician, for whom the conditions Klippel–Feil syndrome and Klippel–Trénaunay–Weber syndrome are named. He was born in Mulhouse , Haut-Rhin and studied medicine in Paris , earning his doctorate in 1889.
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Differences in leg length observed in DCMO can lead to problems with gait, joint pain and scoliosis. An orthopedic consultation should be made for patients with overgrowth involving bone. In Parkes-Weber syndrome, leg discrepancies > 2 cm require orthopedic evaluation. [9] Similar recommendations can be assumed for the limb overgrowth in DCMO.
Martin has Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome, which has caused a birth defect in his right leg. In PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin , Martin successfully sued the PGA Tour in 2001 for the right to use a golf cart during competition under the Americans with Disabilities Act .
After her amputation, she wanted to pay further respects to her arm. So she sent the limb to a mortician who embalmed it and held an open-casket funeral for it with her friends and family.