Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome: literature review and case report.
Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome is characterized by limb hypertrophy, varicose veins, and vascular nevus. The orofacial manifestations include early eruption of permanent teeth and hemifacial hypertrophy. This 5-year-old male patient had facial asymmetry, limb abnormalities, and a thumb-sucking habit. Cephalometric analysis revealed a Class II open bite occlusion.
Huang
W J
WJ
Department of Community and Public Health Dentistry, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham.
Creath
C J
CJ
D002508:Cephalometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007715:Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy