
Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital disorder in which the major clinical manifestations are skeletal deformities and hamartomatous tumors. The case of a 42-year-old woman with right hemihypertrophy, macrodactyly of the right hallux, extreme kyphoscoliosis and bilateral plantar connective tissue naevi is reported. Proteus syndrome is reviewed with reference to this patient.
Adult, Skin Neoplasms, Scoliosis, Connective Tissue, Hallux, Humans, Female, Kyphosis, Syndrome, Nevus, Skin
Adult, Skin Neoplasms, Scoliosis, Connective Tissue, Hallux, Humans, Female, Kyphosis, Syndrome, Nevus, Skin
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