Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC), or Van Lohuizen syndrome, is a rare vascular malformation of the skin of unknown cause.We report here two cases of CMTC.We report 2 cases.Case 1: A 3 year old child had since 4 month old purple reticulated lesions with a peripheral halo of pallor, located on the limbs and the left side of the trunk.The center of the lesions became progressively atrophic and the livedo disappeared after the age of 5. Case 2: A young man of 16 year old had CMTC since he was 14 months.The lesions were located on the left side of the body.At the age of 16, he developed a venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity.It was complicated with a chronic leg ulcer above the lateral malleolus.A detailed examination and a thorough follow-up plan must be set-up in patients presenting with CMTC.
Source: Our Dermatology Online
Institution: Military Hospital of Tunis
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2933343243