Thigh-leg skin tube pedicle and amniotic band syndrome.
We are reporting the case of a young infant presenting with a cutaneous tubular bridge running from the dorsal aspect of the middle third of the thigh to the middle third of the leg resulting in a permanent flexion position of the limb. This finding was associated with another related to the amniotic band syndrome. Surgical resection showed a tube formed exclusively by normal skin tissue. The case appears unique although related lesions have been reported in the literature.
Altamirano
Eugenia
E
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
Drut
Ricardo
R
Perelló
Ariel
A
D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D038061:Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013848:Thigh / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery