A 5-year-old Girl with Asymmetric Giant Toes: A Case of Mixed Pattern Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) is a rare congenital nonhereditary anomaly, in which progressive overgrowth of mesenchymal tissue leads to disproportionate enlargement of the digits of the hands and feet. We discuss the case of a 5-year-old girl who presented with progressive disproportionate enlar...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) is a rare congenital nonhereditary anomaly, in which progressive overgrowth of mesenchymal tissue leads to disproportionate enlargement of the digits of the hands and feet. We discuss the case of a 5-year-old girl who presented with progressive disproportionate enlargement of the third and fourth toes of the right foot since birth. A diagnosis of MDL was made on the basis of clinical and radiological findings. |
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| Item Description: | 2319-7250 2319-7269 10.4103/ijpd.ijpd_38_24 |