A rare newly described overgrowth syndrome with vascular malformations-Cloves syndrome

Abstract

There are many overgrowth syndromes described in the literature. Few are associated with vascular malformations. We describe a rare, newly described syndrome with features of overgrowth and vascular malformations.

Keywords

Cloves - scoliosis - venous malformation - Cloves - scoliosis - venous malformation

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