MACRODYSTROPHIA LIPOMATOSA: CASE REPORT
Dr. Samuel Villeda Bojorque*, Elvis Iván López, José Carlos Echeverría Solís and Mary Cotí De Xicara
ABSTRACT
Lipomatosa macrodystrophia is a not well know pathology worldwide, which is characterized by a rare form of localized gigantism that can be seen from birth. This has a slow and progressive growth pattern in which the increase in size of the mesenchymal tissues and fibroadipose tissue is evidenced. These alterations cause a great clinical, functional and psychological repercussion in affected patients. This is the case of a 14-year-old male patient with lipomatosa macrodystrophia in the left hand who presents clinical and radiological characteristics of this pathology.
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