Zeng X, Wen X, Liang X, Wang L, Xu L. A case report of Proteus syndrome (PS).
BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2020;
21:15. [PMID:
31964351 PMCID:
PMC6975093 DOI:
10.1186/s12881-020-0949-x]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Proteus syndrome (PS) is an extremely rare disease characterized by excessive chimeric growth of cells, and progressive and irregular asymmetrical hyperplasia.
CASE PRESENTATION
Herein, a PS case with atypical clinical features and syndromes was reported, to improve the understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The case was a 3-year-and-11-month-old male child. He was admitted due to a primary diagnosis of McCune-Albright syndrome. After admission, the lesion samples from the milk coffee spots, and nodular thickening skin at hands and feet were subjected to genetic screening. Genetic testing results confirmed the diagnosis of PS.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, imaging data, and literature reviewing, the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of PS have been analyzed and discussed.
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