Congenital hypertrophy and lymphedema of the right upper limb in a child-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Congenital hypertrophy and lymphedema of the right upper limb in a child

Published:2023-08-28 Issue:2 Volume:19 Page:117-119
ISSN:1734-1531
Container-title:Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna
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Short-container-title:Pediatr Med Rodz

Author:

Pereira de Godoy Jose Maria¹^ORCID,Pereira de Godoy Ana Carolina²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicine School of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil; Rehabilitation, Clinica Godoy, Brazil

2. Rehabilitation, Clinica Godoy, Brazil; Surgery Cardiac Pediatric, Hospital da Criança e Maternidade-HCM, Medicine School of Sao Jose do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Brazil

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to report a case of congenital upper limb hypertrophy associated with lymphedema in a child. An eight-year-old girl presented with a history of right upper limb oedema since birth, which was more significant in the hand. Volumetry was performed, revealing 1,838 grams in the right arm and 1,483 grams in the left arm. Intensive treatment with the Godoy method® was proposed. Treatment involved five hours per day using the RAGodoy® device, 15 minutes of cervical lymphatic therapy, and three hours of manual lymphatic therapy per day. With treatment, the volume of the right arm was reduced to 1,663 grams (reduction of 205 grams). After treatment, hypertrophy of the limb was noticed, which had been aggravated by the lymphedema. Congenital hypertrophy of the upper limb is rare in children. Its association with lymphedema has not previously been reported in the literature and could cause diagnostic difficulties.

Publisher

Medical Communications Sp. z.o.o.

Subject

Family Practice,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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