title: A girl of Klippel-Trenaunay Weber syndrome coexistence of recurrent bloody vaginal discharge.
abstract: Klippel-Trenaunay Weber syndrome (KTWS) is the coexistence of capillary vascular malformations, varicose veins, dilated arteries and arteriovenous fistulas, soft tissue and/or bone hypertrophy. We present a girl of KTWS associated with hypertrophied left kidney, enlargement in venous structures of the left kidney, recurrent bloody vaginal discharge and angiokeratomas. A 6-year-old girl was admitted to our department with complaints of recurrent bloody vaginal discharge and swelling in the left inguinal region. Physical examination revealed hypertrophy of the left lower extremity. Vaginoscopy and cystoscopy revealed normal findings. Abdominal ultrasound revealed an enlarged left kidney. Enlargement in the venous structures of the hypertrophied left kidney was detected by abdominal magnetic resonance imaging, and arteriovenous fistulas were revealed by conventional angiography. The patient was diagnosed KTWS. Ophthalmic examination was normal. Galactosidase A (GLA) level was found to be at the lower limit of the normal range, and mutation was not detected in the GLA gene. In conclusion, we have emphasized that the girls with recurrent vaginal discharge might be KTWS. Angiokeratoma may be considered as a dermatological finding of KTWS. KTWS may also have enlarged kidney and enlargement in venous structures of the kidney in hypertrophied side.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Mithatpasa cad 665/4 Kucukyali, 35280 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turkmen
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavukçu
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Çakmakci
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.forename: Sebnem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aktan
authors.forename: Yeliz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Çağan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D007715:Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014621:Vagina / Q000098:blood supply