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Also known as: Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome
This is a rare congenital medical condition of abnormal blood and lymph vessel formation, cutaneous capillary malformation, and skeletal or soft tissue hypertrophy.
Diagnosis is made clinically based on one or more distinct symptoms. These associated symptoms include the following:
Pain and difficulty walking may occur and, in more severe cases, the limb hypertrophy may be so severe as to prompt amputation. Though cases vary, symptoms affect approximately ¼ of the body.
Treatment for this condition is complex and should be approached on an individual, case-by-case manner. Treatment is usually focused on increasing quality of life and decreasing physical deformities. Surgical debulking may be indicated for severe cases. Non-surgical options are also available and include sclerotherapy to potentially close large vascular malformations and compression garments to alleviate pain and inflammation.
This page was last updated on: July 27, 2021 01:49 PM
Evaluation and management of all birthmarks with special expertise in vascular birthmarks or vascular anomalies in newborn babies and children.
A port wine stain or PWS is one of the more common birthmarks related to blood vessel growth.
Sclerotherapy is a medical treatment for varicose veins or spider veins, which are visible, bulging and often aching veins frequently found in the legs.