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Reumatizam, Vol. 64 No. 2, 2017.

Review article

LYMPHEDEMA-DISTICHIASIS SYNDROME – A CASE REPORT

Domagoj Marković
Nikola Crnčević
Dijana Perković
Bernarda Lozić
Dušanka Martinović Kaliterna

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Abstract

Lymphedema-distichiasis is a rare form of hereditary lymphedema which usually begins to manifest clinically in the late teens. It is marked with asymmetrical lymphedema of the lower limbs and a double row of eyelashes that is usually located at the lateral part of the eyelid. We are describing a 44-year-old patient that presented with lymphedema of the legs and chylothorax. With such a presentation, a history of ventricular septal defect surgery, and double row of eyelashes he fulfi lls the criteria for lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome. Treatment of lymphedema is symptomatic and includes elastic socks and massage, which slow down its progression.

Keywords

Lymphedema – diagnosis, genetics; Eyelashes – abnormalities; Lower extremity – pathology; Forkhead transcription factors – genetics; Heart septal defects, ventricular; Syndrome

Hrčak ID:

199021

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/199021

Publication date:

29.3.2018.

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