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The elephant man syndrome
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  1. Richard Pullicino1,
  2. Reuben Grech2
  1. 1Medical Imaging Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
  2. 2Department of Neuroradiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Richard Pullicino, richard.pullicino{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-201541

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    We describe a case of Proteus syndrome in a 34-year-old man who started to notice growths over his left frontal and temporal regions about 15 years ago. An abdominal ultrasound confirmed splenomegaly which was palpable on clinical examination. A skull X-ray showed well-circumscribed lesions over the left frontal bone and at the mastoid processes with a hazy appearance of the matrix, a narrow zone of transition and no periosteal reaction. CT demonstrated …

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