LYMPHEDEMA PRAECOX SEEN AS ISOLATED UNILATERAL ARM INVOLVEMENT - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
HAREL L AMIR J NUSSINOVITCH M STRAUSSBERG R VARSANO I
Citation
L. Harel et al., LYMPHEDEMA PRAECOX SEEN AS ISOLATED UNILATERAL ARM INVOLVEMENT - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The Journal of pediatrics, 130(3), 1997, pp. 492-494
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
130
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
492 - 494
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)130:3<492:LPSAIU>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Lymphedema praecox, a type of primary lymphedema, becomes evident at p uberty, occurs mostly in girls, and is usually confined to the lower e xtremities, Arms tend to be involved in either congenital or secondary lymphedema, We describe a unique localization in an 11-year-old girl who had primary lymphedema of the right hand and arm. The pertinent li terature is reviewed.