Hypotrichosis, lymphedema of the legs and acral telangiectasias--new syndrome?

Eur J Dermatol

Dermatology Department, Streekziekenhuis Midden-Twente, The Netherlands.

Published: December 2001

We describe a girl of Turkish descent suffering from a peculiar combination of symptoms. The presenting complaint was bilateral lymphedema of the legs; additional symptoms include hypotrichosis, telangiectasias and angiomata limited to acral regions. We discuss the possibility that this girl suffers from Noonan/cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome. We conclude that the combination of symptoms listed here probably represents a new syndrome for which we propose the name hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia syndrome.

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