Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita
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Synonyms
- CMTC
- congenital generalized phlebectasia
- Van Lohuizen syndrome
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by discolored patches of skin caused by widened (dilated) surface blood vessels (livedo reticularis telangiectases). As a result, the skin has a purple or blue "marbled" or "fishnet" appearance (cutis marmorata). In some affected individuals, ulcerations or congenital skin defects (aplasia cutis) can be present. The latter association can be part of Adams-Oliver syndrome. . Additional associated abnormalities have been reported including pink or dark red, irregularly shaped patches of skin (nevus flammeus); loss of muscle tissue (wasting) on one side of the body (hemiatrophy); elevated fluid pressure within the eye (glaucoma); and/or undergrowth (hypotrophy) of one leg. However, many if not all of those cases represent forms of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome or related disorders, in particular Cowden's disease. The most common association of true CMTC is with soft tissue (subcutaneous fat and muscle) hypoplasia. A distinct subdivision of CMTC was formerly identified as macrocephaly-CMTC. However, in M-CMTC, the skin abnormalities are actually capillary malformations and they of CMTC occur in association with an abnormally large head (macrocephaly) and the potential development of cerebral and neurological abnormalities. Virtually all cases of CMTC occur randomly for no apparent reason (sporadically). It is thought that CMTC represents a form of genetic mosaicism.
Resources
Nevus Network
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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
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Cobalamin Network
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Thetford Center, VT 05075-0174
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Tel: (802)785-4029
Email: suebee18@valley.net
NIH/NationaI Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Information Clearinghouse
One AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
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Tel: (301)495-4484
Fax: (301)718-6366
Tel: (877)226-4267
TDD: (301)565-2966
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Vascular Birthmarks Foundation
P.O. Box 106
Latham, NY 12110
USA
Tel: (877)823-4646
Email: hvbf@aol.com
Internet: http://www.birthmark.org
CMTC-OVM Association
Bitterschoten 15
3831 PC
Leusdan,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-33-494 66 71
Email: president@cmtc.nl
Internet: http://www.cmtc.nl
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
Tel: (877)336-5333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
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Tel: (888)205-2311
TDD: (888)205-3223
Internet: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/AboutGARD.aspx
National Organization of Vascular Anomalies
PO Box 38216
Greensboro, NC 27438-8216
Email: admin@mail.novanews.org
Internet: http://www.novanews.org
Hemihypertrophy Support
4581 Magnolia Dr.
Suffolk, VA 23435
Tel: (757)615-3686
Email: hemihypertrophy@yahoogroups.com
Internet: http://www.hemisupport.com
Venous Disease Coalition
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Tel: (303)989-0500
Fax: (303)989-0200
Tel: (888)833-4463
Email: info@venousdiseasecoalition.org
Internet: http://www.venousdiseasecoalition.org
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