A case of Proteus Syndrome with Characteristic Clinical Manifestations / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

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.