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. 1990 May;65(5):546–547. doi: 10.1136/adc.65.5.546

Sturge-Weber and Klippel-Trenaunay syndromes with absence of inferior vena cava.

G Stewart 1, G Farmer 1
PMCID: PMC1792157  PMID: 2162657

Abstract

A baby girl born at 33 weeks' gestation weighing 2250 g presented with Sturge-Weber syndrome, features of the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, and absence of the inferior vena cava. We suggest that aplasia of the vena cava may be a feature of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome when the capillary malformation affects the trunk.

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