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Maffucci Syndrome: Multimedia

Author: Raymond T Kuwahara, MD, Dermatologist, Private Practice
Coauthor(s): Ron Rasberry, MD, Chief of Dermatology, Veterans Medical Center at Memphis; Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Tennessee at Memphis
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Updated: Nov 12, 2008

Multimedia

Characteristic hemangiomas on the patient's right...Media file 1: Characteristic hemangiomas on the patient's right upper extremity. These hemangiomas are benign and asymptomatic.
Characteristic hemangiomas on the patient's right...

Characteristic hemangiomas on the patient's right upper extremity. These hemangiomas are benign and asymptomatic.

Enchondroma on the left elbow.Media file 2: Enchondroma on the left elbow.
Enchondroma on the left elbow.

Enchondroma on the left elbow.

Radiograph of a patient's hands showing enchondro...Media file 3: Radiograph of a patient's hands showing enchondromas and phleboliths. Areas of translucency represent enchondromas, and opaque spots represent phleboliths.
Radiograph of a patient's hands showing enchondro...

Radiograph of a patient's hands showing enchondromas and phleboliths. Areas of translucency represent enchondromas, and opaque spots represent phleboliths.

Hemangiomas on a patient's right hand.Media file 4: Hemangiomas on a patient's right hand.
Hemangiomas on a patient's right hand.

Hemangiomas on a patient's right hand.

More on Maffucci Syndrome

Overview: Maffucci Syndrome
Differential Diagnoses & Workup: Maffucci Syndrome
Treatment & Medication: Maffucci Syndrome
Follow-up: Maffucci Syndrome
Multimedia: Maffucci Syndrome
References

References

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  4. Spitz JL. Maffucci syndrome. In: Genodermatosis, A Clinical Guide to Genetic Skin Disorders. Baltimore, Md: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005:118-9.

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Further Reading

Keywords

dyschondrodysplasia with hemangiomas, enchondromatosis with multiple cavernous hemangiomas, multiple angiomas and endochondromas

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Raymond T Kuwahara, MD, Dermatologist, Private Practice
Raymond T Kuwahara, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Ron Rasberry, MD, Chief of Dermatology, Veterans Medical Center at Memphis; Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Tennessee at Memphis
Ron Rasberry, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Arkansas Medical Society, Association of Military Surgeons of the US, Royal Society of Medicine, and Southern Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Jean Paul Ortonne, MD, Chair, Department of Dermatology, Professor, Hospital L'Archet, Nice University, France
Jean Paul Ortonne, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and American Dermatological Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Richard P Vinson, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA
Richard P Vinson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Military Dermatologists, Texas Dermatological Society, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Lester F Libow, MD, Dermatopathologist, South Texas Dermatopathology Laboratory
Lester F Libow, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Catherine Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University
Catherine Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

William D James, MD, Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Vice-Chair, Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and Society for Investigative Dermatology
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