Acta Med. 2010, 53: 243-246

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.85

A Case of Disproportionate Macrodactyly or a Mild form of Proteus Syndrome? An Interesting Case

Shalimar Abdullaha, Nor Hazla Mohd Haflaha, Jamari Sapuana, Srijit Dasb

aNational University of Malaysia, Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Department of Orthopaedics, Malaysia
bNational University of Malaysia, Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Department of Anatomy, Malaysia

Received May 16, 2009
Accepted October 23, 2010

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