LLD - Limb Length Discrepancy, Hemihypertrophy and associated Syndromes

Limb Length Discrepancy

GENERAL MX OF LLD

Hemihypertrophy

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

• Diagnosis based on clinical findings - macroglossia, defects of anterior chest wall, mental retardation
• A/w embryonal tumors e.g. Wilm’s tumor, hepatoblastoma

Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS)

• A form of rare VASCULAR disorder

Proteus syndrome

• Named after greek God who could change shape
• Presence of hemangiomas and lymphangiomas
• Rare disorder characterised by overgrowth due to disorder in AKT1 gene