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KLIPPEL‐TRENAUNAY SYNDROME IN VIETNAM
Author(s) -
Palmer George,
Sheppard Mark
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb103338.x
Subject(s) - klippel trenaunay syndrome , varicose veins , foot (prosody) , varices , medicine , klippel trenaunay weber syndrome , lower limb , anatomy , surgery , soft tissue , muscle hypertrophy , art , cirrhosis , literature
A case of Klippel‐Trenaunay syndrome is presented, characterized by swelling and lengthening of the right leg and foot, and varices and pigmentation of the leg and foot. Large, incompetent lower leg perforators were demonstrated. It was observed that varicose veins are apparently rare in the Vung Tau area of South Vietnam.