DOI: 10.12890/2021_002554

Proteus Syndrome: A Rare Case in An Adult Ward

Authors

  • Catarina Duarte Santos Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Rita Lizardo Grácio Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Tatiana Costa Pires Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Miguel González Santos Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Rita J Rodrigues Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Miriam Magalhães Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Alcina Mota Ponte Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

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Keywords

Proteus syndrome, overgrowth, thromboembolism

Abstract

Proteus syndrome is an extremely rare disorder that manifests as an asymmetric, disproportionate overgrowth of any connective tissue, such as bone, fat or epidermal nevi, in a mosaic or patchy pattern. It has an estimated prevalence of less than 1/1,000,000 live births. The diagnosis can be difficult because the phenotypes of the patients are variable. Many individuals develop cutaneous capillary malformation and prominent varicosities (large and complex vascular malformations). Thus, Proteus syndrome patients are at risk of developing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The authors present the case of a patient with Proteus syndrome who was admitted because of pulmonary thromboembolism and presented hypertrophy of the left arm and left hemithorax.

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Published

2021-04-28

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 4 (2021)

How to Cite

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Duarte Santos C, Lizardo Grácio R, Costa Pires T, González Santos M, Jesus Rodrigues R, Magalhães M, et al. Proteus Syndrome: A Rare Case in An Adult Ward. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 28 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];8(4). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/2554

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