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Leg length discrepancy associated with vivid cutis marmorata

J P Dutkowsky1, J R Kasser, L C Kaplan

  • 1University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Memphis.

Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics
|July 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) is a rare skin condition. Three patients with CMTC presented with leg length discrepancies due to growth retardation, not vascular malformations.

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Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Pediatrics
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) is a rare congenital vascular anomaly.
  • It presents as retiform (net-like) purplish or reddish discoloration of the skin.
  • CMTC lesions typically fade with age but can be associated with other congenital abnormalities.

Observation:

  • Three pediatric patients with CMTC were observed.
  • These patients exhibited significant leg length discrepancies (LLD).
  • The LLD was characterized by relative undergrowth of the affected limb.

Findings:

  • The leg length discrepancies in these CMTC patients were not caused by typical vascular malformations.
  • Instead, the LLD was attributed to a primary growth retardation of the affected leg.

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  • This suggests a potential link between CMTC and underlying skeletal growth disturbances.

    • Implications:

    • This finding expands the known spectrum of abnormalities associated with CMTC.
    • It highlights the importance of evaluating for limb length discrepancies in children with CMTC.
    • Further research is needed to understand the pathogenesis of LLD in CMTC and its management.