title: Bockenheimer's syndrome.
abstract: A case of a very extensive form of the rare Bockenheimer's syndrome (genuine diffuse phlebectasia) in a 45-year-old female patient is presented. The subject presented phlebectasias of the upper right leg, the vulva and the right side of the abdomen. The diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities for cases of patients with Bockenheimer's syndrome are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van Geest
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Veraart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Haan
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Neumann
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013577:Syndrome; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis