Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome
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Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome, formerly Klippel–Trénaunay–Weber syndrome[1] and sometimes angioosteohypertrophy syndrome and hemangiectatic hypertrophy,[2] is a rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus (port-wine stain), venous and lymphatic malformations, and soft-tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb.[2] It is similar to, though distinctly separate from, the less common Parkes Weber syndrome.
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The classical triad of Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome consists of:[3]
- vascular malformations of the capillary, venous and lymphatic vessels;
- varicosities of unusual distribution, particularly the lateral venous anomaly; and
- unilateral soft and skeletal tissue hypertrophy, usually the lower extremity.