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Venous ulcers of the lower limbs due to congenital thalidomide-related valve defect.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17652228     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 44-year-old woman with fetal thalidomide syndrome and congenital pseudoainhum of the left big toe had a 5-year history of painful nonhealing ulcers in the left malleolar region. Venous Doppler ultrasonography showed hypoagenesis of the valve flaps of the deep and superficial venous circuit. To our knowledge, this is the first description of congenital pseudoainhum associated with fetal thalidomide syndrome. The coexistence of cutaneous ulcers in our case might be coincidental but may be related to a congenital valve defect (hypoagenesis) caused by thalidomide.
Authors:
Pietro Rubegni; Sara Poggiali; Roberta Bilenchi; Agnese Diana; Massimiliano Risulo; Letizia Civeli; Michele Fimiani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2007-07-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Angiology     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0003-3197     ISO Abbreviation:  Angiology     Publication Date:    2007 Aug-Sep
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-09-18     Completed Date:  2007-10-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0203706     Medline TA:  Angiology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  491-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. rubegni@unisi.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Female
Heart Valve Diseases* / chemically induced,  complications,  congenital
Humans
Maternal Exposure / adverse effects*
Teratogens
Thalidomide / adverse effects*
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Varicose Ulcer / etiology*,  ultrasonography
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Teratogens; 50-35-1/Thalidomide

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