Proteus Syndrome

"Proteus Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Hamartoneoplastic malformation syndrome of uncertain etiology characterized by partial GIGANTISM of the hands and/or feet, asymmetry of the limbs, plantar hyperplasia, hemangiomas (HEMANGIOMA), lipomas (LIPOMA), lymphangiomas (LYMPHANGIOMA), epidermal NEVI; MACROCEPHALY; cranial HYPEROSTOSIS, and long-bone overgrowth. Joseph Merrick, the so-called "elephant man", apparently suffered from Proteus syndrome and not NEUROFIBROMATOSIS, a disorder with similar characteristics.

Descriptor ID	D016715
MeSH Number(s)	C04.445.435.500 C04.651.435.500 C05.116.099.750 C05.660.585.620 C16.131.077.740 C16.131.621.585.620
Concept/Terms	Proteus Syndrome Proteus Syndrome Elephant Man Disease Proteus-Like Syndrome Proteus-Like Syndrome Proteus Like Syndrome Syndrome, Proteus-Like

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Proteus Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Hamartoma [C04.445]
Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple [C04.445.435]
Proteus Syndrome [C04.445.435.500]
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary [C04.651]
Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple [C04.651.435]
Proteus Syndrome [C04.651.435.500]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Bone Diseases [C05.116]
Bone Diseases, Developmental [C05.116.099]
Proteus Syndrome [C05.116.099.750]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C05.660]
Limb Deformities, Congenital [C05.660.585]
Proteus Syndrome [C05.660.585.620]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Abnormalities, Multiple [C16.131.077]
Proteus Syndrome [C16.131.077.740]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C16.131.621]
Limb Deformities, Congenital [C16.131.621.585]
Proteus Syndrome [C16.131.621.585.620]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Proteus Syndrome".

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