Proteus syndrome

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 264-266

  Ng, S C Y ^a,b   Khoo, B S ^a   Ho, N K ^a  

^a Kandang Kerbau Women's Children's H ^*  (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Lipolymphangioma; Macrodactyly; Proteus syndrome; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHANGIOMA; MULTIPLE CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0030745963     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01595.x     Document Type: Article

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