Proteus syndrome: report of a case with severe brain impairment and fatal course.
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 27 (6) , 399-402
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.27.6.399
Abstract
A patient with Proteus syndrome is reported. He had hemihypertrophy, bilateral hypertrophy of the third fingers, skin anomalies, and varicosities, as well as mental retardation, seizures resistant to anticonvulsant treatment, and a very severe course with death at the age of 2 years.Keywords
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