Lymphangioma, Vascular Malformation, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome - DermAtlas

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Gary Barkley

Diagnosis

lymphangioma vascular malformation Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome

Body Site

leg

Age

48 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

purple

Morphology

edema

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 48 year old man with congenital right leg hypertrophy and a complex congenital venous/lymphatic vascular malformation, had a history of progresive edema, recurrent infection and bleeding from the malformation. He recently had an above the knee amputation because of increasing complications and failure of medical therapy. He was also beginning a course of exetnsive rehabilitation.

Description

hypertrophic right right leg with thick warty confluent purple plaques, many on well demarcated purple patches

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11/9/2002 14:12:20

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