Case Report

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa

Andrew J. van den Heever
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 18, No 2 | a667 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v18i2.667 | © 2014 Andrew J. van den Heever | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 09 June 2014 | Published: 15 December 2014

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Andrew J. van den Heever, Tuft and Partners Incorporated Radiologists, Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) is a rare congenital, but non-hereditary, form of localised gigantism of the fingers or toes. The hallmark of the condition is hypertrophy of all mesenchymal elements in the involved region, with a predominance of fibro-adipose tissue. A clinically subtle case of MDL is presented.

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