title: Lower Extremity Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly (FAVA): A New Case of a Newly Delineated Disorder.
abstract: The acronym FAVA (Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly) has been recently given to a distinct vascular entity that is characterized by fibrofatty infiltration of muscle, unusual phlebectasia with pain, and contracture of the affected extremity. We report a new case of FAVA in a 10-year-old girl with pain in her right lower leg and equinus contracture. As in our case, FAVA typically presents in young females with calf involvement and limited ankle dorsiflexion with local pain. FAVA should be considered as a differential diagnosis when evaluating vascular anomalies in the lower extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Pineda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marcilla
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Downey-Carmona
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roldan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ortega-Laureano
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernabeu-Wittel
keywords: Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly; vascular anomalies; venous malformation