Congenital hemihypertrophy

It is characterized by hypertrophy of the bones and soft tissues of the lateral limbs, accompanied by angiomas and venous tumors in the area. Therefore, it is also known as vasodilating limb hypertrophy. The exact meaning should be that one side of the body is larger than the other side after birth. For example, the upper and lower limbs have different left and right sizes, and sometimes the left and right sizes of the entire body including the face, trunk, upper and lower limbs, and internal organs are different. Hemitrophy.

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