KLIPPEL-TRENAUNAY-WEBER SYNDROME

Course overview

KLIPPEL TRENAUNAY SYNDROME IS CUTANEOUS VASCULAR MALFORMATION SYNDROME INVOLVING A TRIAD OF CAPILLARY AND VENOUS MALFORMATION AND LIMB HYPERTROPHY. THIS IS A RARE SYNDROME WITH A WIDE SPECTRUM OF CLINICAL FINDINGS THAT CAN MANIFEST DURING INFANCY AND CAN PROGRESS THROUGHOUT CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF KLIPPEL TRENAUNAY SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN FACILITATING IMPROVED CARE AND PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS SEEN IN THIS CONDITION.