Macrodystrophia lipomatosa: A case report

International Journal of Development Research

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18113

3 pages

Research Article

Francisca Regina Oliveira Carneiro, Alline Neves Mota, Josie Eiras Bisi dos Santos, Juliana Bacellar Nunes, Mayara Silva Nascimento, Alyne Condurú dos Santos Cunha, Carlos Victor da Silva Nascimento, Murilo Eduardo Soares Ribeiro and Beatriz Costa Cardoso

Received 19th November, 2019; Received in revised form 11th December, 2019; Accepted 19th January, 2020; Published online 27th February, 2020

Copyright © 2020, Francisca Regina Oliveira Carneiro et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract:

Lipomatous macrositrophy, also known as macrodactyly, is a rare congenital condition of overgrowth of bone structures. Its diagnosis requires a close relationship with clinical, histopathological and imaging data, in order to rule out other possible causes of macrodactyly, in addition to tumors and malformations. The present report describes a 31-year-old patient, with continuous growth of the 3rd and 4th fingers of the left hand, alleging nervous, motor changes and a strong influence on the biopsychosocial aspect. The patient underwent hand radiography, hand computed tomography and skin biopsy, covering all aspects necessary for the final diagnosis of lipomatous macrodystrophy.

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