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Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital hamartomatous syndrome characterized by the asymmetric and disproportionate overgrowth of limbs, emergence of connective tissue nevi, epidermal nevi, ysregulated adipose tissue, and vascular malformations. The Proteus syndrome is caused by mosaicism of somatic activating mutation in the AKT1 gene which locates at chromosome 14q32.3. This syndrome is extremely rare, making it difficult to diagnose. The most commonly used diagnostic criteria are too complicated to be used in clinical practice. Surgery can partially alleviate the clinical symptoms of overgrowth, but it can't inhibit the progression of the disease. This article summarizes the diagnostic criteria, treatment principles, and perioperative managements for Proteus syndrome in the world. The article proposes the highly suspected morphological manifestations of Proteus syndrome was based on clinical experiences of the author.The article emphasizes using genetic detection of pathological tissue as the gold standard for diagnosis, and suggests targeted therapy as the optimal treatment for Proteus syndrome.
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Introducción: El síndrome de Proteus es un raro síndrome hamartomoso congenito con manifestaciones neuroectodérmicas, de carácter progresivo y grado de severidad variable. Objetivo: Presentar un caso clínico donde se combinan dismorfias faciales, crecimiento excesivo de una hemicara, macrocráneo y manifestaciones neurológicas. Presentación del caso: lactante de 10 meses, femenina, con antecedentes de embarazo de riesgo, hija de madre adolescente, con exposición fetal a tabaco, marihuana y alcohol; nació con macrocefalia, dismorfia facial con hemihipertrofia derecha y nevó hiperpigmentado que comenzó con espasmos infantiles desde el primer mes vida y se diagnosticó síndrome west de etiología estructural con hemimegancefalia derecha. Cumple los criterios clínicos de síndrome de Proteus y tuvo una respuesta favorable con control de los espasmos, mejoría de la hipsarritmia y del desarrollo psicomotor, con tratamiento combinado de hormona adenocorticotrópica y vigabatrina. Conclusiones: el síndrome de Proteus se caracteriza por crecimiento exagerado en varios tejidos (epidérmico, conectivo, óseo, adiposo y endotelial) durante la embriogénesis, por lo que las manifestaciones clínicas suelen ser evidentes desde el nacimiento o en los primeros años de vida, se relaciona con un grupo de casos con malformaciones del sistema nervioso central y síndrome de West(AU)
Introduction: Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital hamartoma syndrome with neuroectodermal manifestations of progressive kind and a degree of variable severity. Objective: To present a clinical case where facial diysmorphias, the excessive growth of a hemicara, a macro-skull, and neurological manifestations are combined. Case presentation: A 10-month-old female infant with a history of risky pregnancy, daughter of a teenage mother, with fetal exposure to tobacco, marijuana and alcohol. She was born with macrocephaly, facial dysmorphia with right hemihypertrophy, hyperpigmented nevus that started with infantile spasms from the first month of life; and West syndrome of structural etiology with right hemimegalencephaly was diagnosed. The patient meets the clinical criteria of Proteus syndrome and she had a favorable response to the combined treatment of adrenocorticotropic hormone and Vigabatrin with control of spasms, improvement of hypsarrhythmia and psychomotor development. Conclusions: Proteus syndrome is characterized by exaggerated growth in various tissues (epidermal, connective, bone, adipose and endothelial) during embryogenesis, so that clinical manifestations are usually evident from birth or in the first years of life. It is related with a group of cases with malformations of the central nervous system and West syndrome(AU)
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Humans , Female , Infant , Spasms, Infantile/diagnosis , Proteus Syndrome/complicationsABSTRACT
Objective Proteus syndrome is a rare disease. The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and gene mutations of Proteus syndrome with a case report and relevant literature review. Methods Clinical data of the patient with Proteus syndrome were collected in detail and biochemical measurements and radiological examinations were conducted. Tissues from phalanges with lesions were obtained to extract DNA, and Sanger sequencing of AKT1 gene was carried on. The pathogenic mutation was further tested in peripheral blood samples of the patient, his parents and 250 healthy volunteers. Orthopaedic surgery was performed on the affected limbs of the patient. Results The patient was presented with progressive overgrowth of the right extremity, scoliosis, cerebral connective tissue nevus and lower extremity venous. A heterozygous mutation of AKT1 gene (c. 49G>A) was identified in DNA extracted from the affected bone tissue of the patient, but not be found in genomic DNA of peripheral blood samples from the patient, his parents and 250 healthy volunteers. Movement function of the affected limb improved significantly after the operations. Conclusions The prominent features of Proteus syndrome are overgrowth of one extremity and cerebral connective tissue nevus. A mosaic somatic mutation of AKT1 gene is one of the pathogenic mutations for Proteus syndrome, and orthopedic surgery may be a good way to improve symptoms of the disease.
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Introducción: El método científico es un método general, constituido por varias etapas necesarias en el desarrollo de toda investigación científica. Es la forma de abordar la realidad y estudiar los fenómenos de la naturaleza, para descubrir su esencia y sus interrelaciones. El método clínico es la aplicación particular del método científico en el ejercicio de la práctica médica, y en las condiciones económicas actuales prevalecientes a nivel mundial resulta de inestimable valor su aplicación por las ventajas que reporta desde ese punto de vista, así como también por el bienestar del paciente que no es sometido a innecesarios y costosos procedimientos diagnósticos. Objetivo: Proporcionar al personal médico los criterios clínicos para lograr, mediante el uso del método clínico, el diagnóstico de algunos síndromes genéticos; los que han sido elaborados luego de una exhaustiva delineación clínica de estos. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión de los textos básicos de genética clínica y sindromología con independencia del año de su publicación y se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos Medline, Lilacs y Cochrane en el periodo comprendido entre 2012 y 2016. Conclusiones: Fueron reflejados los criterios establecidos para el diagnóstico clínico de catorce síndromes genéticos(AU)
Introduction: The scientific method is a general method which consists of several stages necessary for the development of all scientific research. It is the way to approach reality and to study the phenomena of nature, to discover their essence and interrelations. The clinical method is the particular application of the scientific method in the medical practice, and in the current economic conditions prevailing worldwide, its application is of inestimable value because of the advantages it brings from that point of view, as well as for the well-being of the patient, who would not be subjected to unnecessary and expensive diagnostic procedures. Objective: To provide the medical personnel with the clinical criteria to achieve, through the use of the clinical method, the diagnosis of some genetic syndromes. Such criteria have been elaborated after an exhaustive clinical description of those conditions. Methods: A review of basic texts of clinical genetics and syndromology was carried out regardless the year of publication. A search was carried out in the databases Medline, Lilacs and Cochrane, in the period between 2012 and 2016. Conclusions: The criteria established for the clinical diagnosis of fourteen genetic syndromes have been presented(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Pigmentation Disorders/diagnosis , Tuberous Sclerosis/diagnosis , Sturge-Weber Syndrome/diagnosis , Proteus Syndrome/diagnosis , Neurofibromatosis 1/diagnosis , Williams Syndrome/diagnosis , Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/diagnosis , Genetic Diseases, Inborn , Marfan Syndrome/diagnosisABSTRACT
El síndrome de Proteus corresponde a una entidad poco frecuente caracterizada por un sobrecrecimiento progresivo de piel, tejido óseo y adiposo, debido a una mutación somática activante del gen AKT1. Existen distintas manifestaciones cutáneas entre las que se incluyen nevo cerebriforme de tejido conectivo plantar, nevo epidérmico, malformaciones vasculares y trastornos del tejido adiposo que pueden alertar al dermatólogo para poder diagnosticar esta condición, permitiendo un manejo precoz que impida el desarrollo de complicaciones y la muerte temprana. Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 9 años cuya historia clínica y examen físico reflejan los hallazgos clásicos del síndrome de Proteus, recalcando la importancia de un manejo multidisciplinario oportuno.
Proteus syndrome is a rare condition characterized by a progressive overgrowth of skin, bone tissue and adipose tissue, due to an activating somatic mutation of the AKT1 gene. Different cutaneous manifestations that include cerebriform connective tissue nevi, epidermal nevus, vascular malformations and adipose tissue disorders can alert the dermatologist to diagnose this condition, allowing an early management that prevents the complications and early death. We present the case of a 9-year-old patient whose clinical history and physical examination reflect the classic findings of Proteus syndrome, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary management.
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Humans , Female , Child , Proteus Syndrome/diagnosis , MutationABSTRACT
Abstract: CLOVES syndrome is a rare, newly described, and relatively unknown syndrome, related to somatic mutations of the PIK3CA gene. Clinical findings include adipose tissue overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal nevi, scoliosis, and spinal deformities. This report deals with a characteristic phenotype case, highlighting peculiar cutaneous and radiological changes.
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Humans , Male , Child, Preschool , Vascular Malformations/diagnosis , Lipoma/diagnosis , Musculoskeletal Abnormalities/diagnosis , Nevus/diagnosis , Abnormalities, Multiple/diagnosis , Abnormalities, Multiple/diagnostic imaging , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Adipose Tissue/abnormalities , Vascular Malformations/diagnostic imaging , Photograph , Lipoma/diagnostic imaging , Musculoskeletal Abnormalities/diagnostic imaging , Nevus/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Proteus syndrome (PS) is a rare congenital hamartomatous disorder with multisystem involvement. PS shows highly clinical variability due to overgrowth of the affected areas, and several features can make anesthetic management challenging. Little is known about the airway problem associated with anesthesia in PS patients. An 11-year-old girl with PS was scheduled for ear surgery under general anesthesia. She had features complicating intubation including facial asymmetry and disproportion, abnormal teeth, limitation of neck movement due to torticollis, and thoracolumbar scoliosis. This study reports on a case of deformed airway of a PS patient under fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
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Child , Female , Humans , Anesthesia , Anesthesia, General , Bronchoscopy , Ear , Facial Asymmetry , Intubation , Neck , Proteus Syndrome , Proteus , Scoliosis , Tooth , TorticollisABSTRACT
INTRODUÇÃO: A síndrome de Proteus é uma doença complexa e rara, classificada nos grupo das hamartoses. Foi primeiramente descrita em dois pacientes, em 1979, por Cohen e Hayden. Existe dificuldade no diagnóstico, sendo comum a confusão com síndromes de Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber, neurofibromatose ou Stuge-Weber. Apresentamos dois casos tratados no Serviço de Cirurgia Plástica e Reparadora da Universidade Federal do Paraná. MÉTODO: Paciente masculino (caso 1), que chegou ao serviço aos 6 anos de idade, tendo como principais apresentações lipomatoses e assimetrias. A segunda paciente (caso 2) deu entrada no serviço com 20 anos de idade e diagnóstico de síndrome de Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber, que posteriormente mostrou se tratar de síndrome de Proteus. CONCLUSÃO: A hipótese etiológica mais aceita para a doença é genética. Acredita-se que exista mosaicismo somático e que a doença seja letal no estado não mosaico. Morte prematura é bastante frequente. Entretanto, a sequela mais comum é a ocorrência de tumores incomuns. O cuidado dos pacientes portadores da síndrome é um desafio devido às suas consequências médicas e psicossociais.
INTRODUCTION: Proteus syndrome is a complex and rare disorder classified as a hamartomatous disease. It was first described in two patients in 1979, by Cohen and Hayden. Proteus syndrome is difficult to diagnose, and is often confused with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome, neurofibromatosis, or Sturge-Weber syndrome. In this study we describe two patients who were treated at the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service of the Federal University of Paraná. METHOD: A 6-year-old male patient (case 1) presented to the Service with lipomatosis and asymmetry, as the primary findings. A 20-year-old (case 2) was admitted to the Service with a diagnosis of Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome, which later was shown to be Proteus syndrome. CONCLUSION: The etiological hypothesis that is most accepted for this disease is genetic. It is believed that somatic mosaicism may occur during pathogenesis, which can be lethal in the mosaic state. Premature death is common. However, the most common sequelae are the occurrence of unusual tumors. The care of patients with this syndrome is a challenge due to medical and psychosocial consequences.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , History, 21st Century , Young Adult , Surgery, Plastic , Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple , Proteus Syndrome , Rare Diseases , Gigantism , Hamartoma , Genetic Diseases, Inborn , Lipomatosis , Surgery, Plastic/methods , Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple/surgery , Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple/mortality , Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple/pathology , Proteus Syndrome/surgery , Proteus Syndrome/pathology , Rare Diseases/pathology , Gigantism/surgery , Gigantism/pathology , Hamartoma/surgery , Hamartoma/pathology , Genetic Diseases, Inborn/surgery , Genetic Diseases, Inborn/pathology , Lipomatosis/surgery , Lipomatosis/pathologyABSTRACT
Proteus syndrome is one of the very rare syndromes with occurrence of cerebriform connective tissue nevus. The aim of the present manuscript was to present a case of Proteus syndrome in an unusual facial location, which to the best of our knowledge, is being reported for the first time. The unusual occurrence further strengthens the mosaical basis of its etiopathogenesis.
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Adolescent , Facial Paralysis/etiology , Female , Nevus/pathology , Proteus Syndrome/complications , Proteus Syndrome/diagnosisABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to report developmental glaucoma and pseudopapilledema in a patient with Proteus syndrome. We defined the presence of developmental glaucoma, right pseudopapilledema and myopia in a 4.5-year-old patient with Proteus syndrome. Marked right hemihypertrophy, lipoma, macrodactyly, and asymmetry of the limbs were observed on systemic examination. A cavernoma was also detected in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. The patient underwent bilateral goniotomy surgery due to glaucoma. The surgical outcomes were satisfactory in both eyes. In conclusions developmental glaucoma and pseudopapilledema might be associated with Proteus syndrome.
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Child, Preschool , Humans , Male , Disease Progression , Glaucoma/diagnosis , Intraocular Pressure/physiology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Proteus Syndrome/complicationsABSTRACT
El síndrome de Proteo es un raro y complejo trastorno genético caracterizado por aparición esporádica, distribución en mosaico y evolución progresiva de lesiones hamartomatosas, que afectan la mayoría de los tejidos de origen mesodérmico. El diagnóstico es clínico y se establece según criterios bien establecidos. Se presenta un caso típico en un escolar de ocho años de edad con manifestaciones clínicas compatibles con el diagnóstico de este síndrome. Se realizó estudio y descripción clínica del hábito externo; se destacaron como principales rasgos distintivos: hemihipertrofia progresiva de región glútea, pierna y pie izquierdo, hemangioma plano y dilatación de venas hipogástricas en abdomen, escoliosis dorso-lumbar y cifosis dorsal marcada, aumento del tejido graso en el dorso, aspecto cerebriforme de la piel de la planta del pie izquierdo e hiperostosis mastoidea. Por lo poco común de esta entidad se decidió la presentación del caso.
Proteus syndrome is a rare and complex genetic disorder characterized by sporadic occurrence, mosaic distribution and gradual evolution of hamartomatous lesions, affecting most of the mesodermal tissues. Diagnosis is performed on clinical basis and according to well-established criteria. A typical case of an 8-year-old schoolchild with clinical manifestations consistent with the diagnosis of this syndrome is presented. A clinical study and description of the body habitus was conducted. The main distinctive features were: progressive hemihypertrophy of the gluteal region, left leg and foot, flat hemangioma and dilatation of hypogastric veins in the abdomen, dorso-lumbar scoliosis and marked dorsal kyphosis, increased adipose tissue in the back, cerebriform aspect of the skin of the sole of the left foot as well as hyperostosis of the mastoid bone. This case is presented due to the rarity of the entity.
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Proteus syndrome (PS) is a rare hamartomatous disorder characterized by various cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, including vascular malformations, lipomas, hyperpigmentation, and several types of nevi. Partial gigantism with limb or digital overgrowth is pathognomonic of PS. We report a rare case of PS in a 50-year-old man who presented with inferior wall myocardial infarction and was incidentally detected to have hypertrophy of index and middle fingers of both the hands.
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Humans , Male , Congenital Abnormalities , Extremities , Gigantism , Hemangioma , Hyperostosis , Hyperplasia , Lipoma , Lymphangioma , Megalencephaly , Mouth , Nevus , Osteotomy , Proteus , Proteus SyndromeABSTRACT
El síndrome de Proteus es un complejo y raro desorden caracterizado por malformaciones y sobre crecimiento asimétrico de diferentes partes del cuerpo por la presencia de múltiples tejidos a modo de mosaico: nevus de tejido conectivo, nevus epidérmicos, hamartomas, lipomas, malformaciones vasculares, linfáticas y desregulación del tejido adiposo, de gran variabilidad clínica. Ponemos a consideración dos casos de síndrome de Proteus que acudieron a la consulta de Genética: la primera paciente derivada de Neurocirugía por dismorfia cráneo facial y el segundo paciente fue referido de un centro asistencial periférico por el médico pediatra, con la sospecha diagnóstica de este síndrome. En los últimos años, se ha hecho énfasis en la delimitación rigurosa de los criterios diagnósticos de esta patología, debido a los errores frecuentes de interpretación de los mismos (AU)
Proteus syndrome (PS) is a complex disorder comprising malformations and overgrowth of multiple tissues. The disorder is highly variable and appears to affect patients in a mosaic pattern: epidermal nevi, connective tissue nevi, hamartomas, lipomas, vascular and lymphatic malformations and dysregulated adipose tissue.We present two cases of PS, one of them, was refered from pediatric neurosurgeon due to cranial and face dysmorphia, the second one was refered with PS diagnosis from his pediatrician.During the last years,medical community has remarked that is necessary to make a very careful interpretation of the diagnostic criteria of this pathology, because them were misunderstood and is possible the overdiagnosis of this pathology (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Proteus Syndrome , Growth/genetics , Abnormalities, Multiple , Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple , Facial AsymmetryABSTRACT
Proteus syndrome is a rare complex disorder characterized by asymmetric and disproportionate overgrowth of multiple tissues,presence of cerebriform connective tissue nevi and epidermal nevi,vascular malformation and abnormality of fat tissues.In 2006,a patient with typical manifestation of Proteus syndrome was admitted to our hospital.By minimally invasive plastic surgery,we achieved good therapeutic results.
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Proteus syndrome is a rare condition that can be loosely categorized as a hamartomatous disorder. It is a complex disorder with multisystem involvement and great clinical variability. At this time, it is unknown how many individuals have Proteus syndrome, since not all cases of Proteus syndrome are documented. We do not know whether anesthetic problems in Proteus syndrome are common or not, but as there is a high incidence of cervical spine involvement, we anticipate significant anesthetic problems. We experienced such a case under general anesthesia for liposuction to lipomatosis in the posterior neck and right upper back, in a 18-year-old boy with Proteus syndrome. We report this case of Proteus syndrome and review the literature on this rare disease.
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Adolescent , Humans , Male , Anesthesia, General , Incidence , Lipectomy , Lipomatosis , Neck , Proteus Syndrome , Proteus , Rare Diseases , SpineABSTRACT
A 16-year-old Korean male patient presented with macrodactyly, hemihypertrophy of the face and extremities, plantar cerebriform hyperplasia, a subcutaneous mass of the left chest, macrocephaly and verrucous epidermal nevi. These findings are consistent with Proteus Syndrome. The clinical features, etiology, management, natural course and differential diagnosis of this case are discussed.
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Adolescent , Humans , Male , Disease Progression , Proteus Syndrome/diagnosisABSTRACT
The term Proteus syndrome was coined in 1983 to describe a disorder of skeletal, hamartoinatous and other mesodermal malformations. The syndrome was named after the Greek god Proteus, whose name means "the Polymorphous". Major manifestations are hemihypertrophy, macrodactyly, exostoses, epidermal nevi, characteristic cerebriform masses involving the plantar or palmar surfaces, a variety of subcutaneous masses and scoliosis. We report a 12-year-old boy with Proteus syndrome who had the unique features of this syndrome.
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Child , Humans , Male , Exostoses , Mesoderm , Nevus , Numismatics , Proteus Syndrome , Proteus , ScoliosisABSTRACT
The Proteus syndrome is a recently described congenital harmatosis consisting of numerous clinical features of great variety. Mainly affected are the musculoskeletal system, primarily by hemihypertrophy, macrodactyly, exostoses and kyphoscoliosis, and the skin and the subcutaneous tissue, primarily by pigmented nevi and subcutaneous tumors. These findings are diagnostic features of Proteus syndrome. We report typical manifestations of Proteus syndrome in a 12-year-old boy with brief review of literature.
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Child , Humans , Male , Exostoses , Musculoskeletal System , Nevus, Pigmented , Proteus Syndrome , Proteus , Skin , Subcutaneous TissueABSTRACT
Isolated plantar collagenoma with a cerebriform appearance is a hamartomatous lesion consisting of proliferation of normal collagen tissue and has been reported with other systemic alterations described as Proteus syndrome. We report herein a rare case of isolated collagenoma located on the plantar surface with macrodactyly of the 3rd and 4th toes occurring on the right foot, which is considered as an incomplete form of Proteus syndrome. A 36-year-old male with normal intellectual and physical development visited with a pedunculated, soft, dome-shaped tumor and multiple, grouped, slightly elevated nodules on the right plantar region and hypertrophy of the 3rd and 4th toes of the right foot. The lesions appeared during early childhood and have been growing steadily since then. Total excision of the plantar mass with skin grafting and debulking of the 3rd toe and amputation of the 4th toe were done.