Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome

English

Etymology

Described by the French physicians Maurice Klippel and Paul Trénaunay in 1900, and the German-British physician Frederick Parkes Weber in 1907 and 1918.

Noun

Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus, venous and lymphatic malformations, and soft-tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb.

Synonyms

• angioosteohypertrophy syndrome
• hemangiectatic hypertrophy
• Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome