Reed Syndrome.
- Author:
Joonseok CHOI
1
;
Jeong Hwan YUN
;
Hong Kyu KANG
;
Young Min SON
;
Jin Ok BAEK
;
Joo Young ROH
;
Jong Rok LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Familial cutaneous leiomyomatosis; Uterus leoimyoma
- MeSH: Adult; Cheek; Female; Hemorrhage; Humans; Infertility; Leiomyoma; Leiomyomatosis; Mothers; Neck; Penetrance; Shoulder; Siblings; Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology 2011;49(10):957-960
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Reed syndrome is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease with incomplete penetrance that is characterized by uterine and cutaneous leiomyoma. While the skin tumors are relatively uncommon and benign, women of affected families often develop uterine leiomyoma with associated infertility, pain and bleeding. Here, we report a case of Reed syndrome in a family with multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas. A 30-year-old woman had not only multiple cutaneous leiomyomatosis on cheek and neck, but also uterine multiple leiomyoma. Her mother had lesions that the multiple cutaneous leiomyomatosis on both shoulders and underwent myomectomy for a huge uterine leiomyoma at the age of 45. Her older sister also underwent myomectomy for uterine leiomyoma.
