A CASE OF PRIMARY CONGENITAL LYMPHEDEMA

Authors

  • SHANTHI RAMESH Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
  • MOHAMED YASEEN SAIT Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, Mehta Childrens Hospital, Chennai, India
  • SURESH KIRUPANANTHAN Postgraduate, Department of Paediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
  • RAASHIDHA SUBRAMANIYAN Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, SRM Institute Of Medical Sciences, Chennai, India
  • VIDHYA THANGAKUMAR Consultant Paediatrician, Dr. Jayam Memorial Hospital , Chennai, India
  • DIVYA MURALI Postgraduate, Department of Paediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
  • GANAPATHY Paediatric surgeon, Department of Surgery, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India

Keywords:

Lymphedema , Non-pitting , Childhood , Congenital.

Abstract

Primary congenital lymphedema is a rare disorder of childhood which presents from birth and progresses into late childhood. It can be either unilateral or bilateral. Here we are presenting an eight year old boy with primary congenital lymphedema who was referred to us with progressive non-pitting edema of left lower limb since birth. The purpose of presenting this case is its rarity.

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31.12.2014

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SHANTHI RAMESH, MOHAMED YASEEN SAIT, SURESH KIRUPANANTHAN, RAASHIDHA SUBRAMANIYAN, VIDHYA THANGAKUMAR, DIVYA MURALI, & GANAPATHY. (2014). A CASE OF PRIMARY CONGENITAL LYMPHEDEMA. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 5(4), 924–926. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/3830

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Volume 5, Issue 4, 2014

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