What is it about?
Finding new treatment options for congenital venous malformations in babies and little children is crucial. This article is about a malformation called Klippel-Trenaunay-Syndrom. Although the disease is rare, parents and affected persons are in need of an efficient therapy free of side effects.
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Why is it important?
This research was inspired by a young family whose little girl suffered from edema of the right upper limb and their search for therapy. The malformation can lead to disfiguring hypergrowth of the arm. Being a specialist for Manual Lymphatic Drainage, a technique to resolve swelling, the idea to try this very gentle, massage-like therapy with this patient, was natural. Manual Lymphatic Drainage also includes a second pillar: the use of compression bandages or sleeves.
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In this case, Manual Lymphatic Drainage reduced swelling in the short-term, compression therapy in the long-term. This therapy can be a powerful option for a broad spectrum of edema problems.
Margit Eidenberger
University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria
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This page is a summary of: Manual lymphatic drainage with infantile klippel-trenaunay syndrome: Case report and literature review, Cogent Medicine, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/2331205x.2018.1524342.
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