CASE REPORT


https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10057-0117
Journal of Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology
Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Year 2019

Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa


Pankaj Mathur1, Ganesh Narain Saxena2, Deepak Gupta3, Kishore Moolrajani4

1–4Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Corresponding Author: Deepak Gupta, Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Phone: +91 7597965979, e-mail: deepakgupta76@hotmail.com

How to cite this article Mathur P, Saxena GN, Gupta D, et al. Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa. J Mahatma Gandhi Univ Med Sci Tech 2019;4(3):81–82.

Source of support: Nil

Conflict of interest: None

ABSTRACT

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare congenital disorder. It shows localized overgrowth of a part of an extremity or less commonly a whole extremity. Here we discuss a rare case of macrodystrophia lipomatosa.

Keywords: Digit, Gigantism, Macrodystrophia lipomatosa..

INTRODUCTION

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare nonhereditary developmental anomaly. It is also a form of congenital localized gigantism. The term “macrodystrophia lipomatosa” was first coined by Hans Feriz in 1925.

CASE DESCRIPTION

A 24-year-old female presented to medicine OPD with complaints of upper respiratory tract infection for 2 days, and she was treated accordingly. During examination, we noticed that the second toe of her right foot is enlarged in size. On examination, rest of her foot was normal in size. She told that her right second toe was larger in size than rest of her foot since birth and it developed with rest of the foot. There was no neurological deficit present. There was no history of similar deformity in any other family member. On investigation, X-ray foot was suggestive of enlarged tarsal and metatarsal bones of second toe (Fig. 1).

DISCUSSION

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare cause of congenital gigantism of the limbs. It is characterized by disproportionate overgrowth of one or several digits. It may even involve the entire limb also.1

The disease is characterized by the proliferation of all the mesenchymal elements of a digit or digits. There is disproportionate increase of fibroadipose tissue, which involves the bone marrow, periosteum, muscle, and nerve sheath.2,3 Barsky divided macrodystrophia lipomatosa into two types: progressive form and static form.4 In the progressive form, the growth rate of mesenchymal tissues is faster compared to normal tissues and this abnormal growth ceases at puberty while in the static form, the growth rate of affected tissues is normal. Progressive macrodactyly is more common than the static type. Exact etiology is unknown, but various hypotheses have been proposed. These include damage of extremity bud and alteration of somatic cells in intrauterine life, fetal circulation abnormality, lipomatous degeneration, and hypertrophy of the concerned nerve.5 Patients are mainly concerned about cosmetic and mechanical problems. Treatment is mainly reconstructive surgery.

Figs 1A and B: Enlargement of the second toe of right foot

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2. Singla V, Virmani V, Tuli P, et al. Case report: macrodystrophia lipomatosa – illustration of two cases. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2008;18(4):298–301. DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.43844.

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4. Barsky AJ. Macrodactyly. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1967;49(7):1255–1266. DOI: 10.2106/00004623-196749070-00001.

5. Ly JQ, Beall DP. Quiz case. Macrodystrophia lipomatosa. Eur J Radiol 2003;47(1):16–18. DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00135-3.

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