Proteus syndrome in an Arab child

ABSTRACT

We report on the first Arab boy with Proteus syndrome. He showed multiple lipomata, macrodactyly of right foot, a large hemangioma, giant cafe'-au-lait spot, cerebroid gyriform configuration of the soles and hydrocele. There was no macrocephaly, skull exostoses or neurological involvement. His mother has mild hemihypertrophy of the left foot which raises the possibility of an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance