Congenital lymphoedema, bronchiectasis and seizure: case report

East Afr Med J. 2008 Mar;85(3):145-9. doi: 10.4314/eamj.v85i3.9635.

Abstract

A 10-year-old girl with facial anomalies, mental retardation, peripheral lymphoedema, convulsions, cerebral cortical dysgenetic changes, bronchiectasis and chronic sinusitis is presented. She had features of both yellow nail syndrome and Hennekam syndrome. We think that our case might be a new congenital lymphoedema syndrome or an intermediate form between these syndromes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
  • Bronchiectasis / diagnosis*
  • Bronchiectasis / drug therapy
  • Bronchiectasis / etiology
  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis*
  • Intellectual Disability / etiology
  • Lymphedema / congenital*
  • Lymphedema / diagnosis*
  • Malformations of Cortical Development / complications
  • Malformations of Cortical Development / diagnosis*
  • Nail Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Nail Diseases / etiology
  • Seizures / diagnosis*
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Sinusitis / diagnosis
  • Syndrome