International Medical Case Reports Journal (May 2020)

Case Report: Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome – Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism and Vascular Malformation

  • AlSheef M,
  • Alotaibi H,
  • Zaidi ARZ,
  • Bauones S,
  • Kullab GJ,
  • AlShaikh M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 13
pp. 195 – 200

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Mohammed AlSheef,1 Hind Alotaibi,1 Abdul Rehman Z Zaidi,1 Salem Bauones,2 Ghaydaa J Kullab,3 Mohammed AlShaikh2 1Department of Medical Specialties, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Radiology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Medicine, Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammed AlSheefDepartment of Medical Specialties, King Fahad Medical City, P.O. Box. 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi ArabiaTel +966 544014035Email [email protected]: Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) is a rare genetic vascular disorder characterized by a limb affected by varicose veins, port wine stains, and hypertrophy of bone and soft tissue. It can also present with vascular malformations in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, spleen, genitourinary tract, and heart. We present a 27-year-old case of KTS diagnosed in adulthood associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism and gastrointestinal bleeding.Keywords: KTS, VTE, vascular malformation, bleeding

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