Congenital elephantiasis-like lymphangiomatosis of a lower limb

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-43

  Imiela, Astrid ^b   Salle Staumont, Delphine ^b   Breviere, Georges Marie ^b   Catteau, Benoit ^b   Martinot Duquennoy, Veronique ^b   Piette, Frederic ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lymphangioma; Lymphatic malformations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INFANT; KNEE; LEG; LYMPHANGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEG; LYMPHANGIOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 12244304834     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310002693     Document Type: Article

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