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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Macrodactyly is an uncommon congenital anomaly that affects the fingers and toes. Speculation as to cause is focused on the association with connective tissue abnormalities, such as neurofibromatosis. We report a highly unusual case of a patient with epidermal nevus syndrome, a specific connective tissue and skeletal disease, who also exhibited bilateral, four finger macrodactyly. Potential causes of linkage between these two specific and unusual syndromes are discussed. Treatment of the epidermal nevus may be nonoperative, differing from the philosophy of aggressive treatment of the similarly appearing premalignant congenital hairy nevus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0363-5023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
730-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Macrodactyly and the epidermal nevus syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports