TITLE:
Milroy Disease: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Gonçalo Gomes Pereira, Joana Moreira, Vaz de Macedo, Mário Santos
KEYWORDS:
Milroy Disease, Lower Limbs Edema, FLT4 Gene, VEGFR-3
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
13,
2015
ABSTRACT: Hereditary lymphoedema type I is a congenital onset primary lymphoedema with autosomal dominant inheritance, which is characterized by the swelling of the lower body. In this article, the authors report a case of a 32-year-old woman with repeating episodes of swollen limbs. Imaging studies and genetic study were carried out and a Milroy’s syndrome diagnosis was established. The patient started sintomatic treatment of the edema, with fitting stockings and descompressive massage, with symptomatic benefit.