Differential diagnosis of lower extremity enlargement in pediatric patients referred with a diagnosis of lymphedema

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1571-1581

  Schook, Carolyn C ^a   Mulliken, John B ^a   Fishman, Steven J ^a   Alomari, Ahmad I ^a   Grant, Frederick D ^a   Greene, Arin K ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE;

EID: 79955005060     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31820a64f3     Document Type: Article

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