Proteus syndrome
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Synonyms and keywords:PS
Overview
Proteus syndrome is an exceedingly rare disorder which falls under the category of hamartomatous disorder. Proteus syndrome is a very complex disorder which involves multiple organ systems in the body.
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Proteus syndrome was first discovered by Frederick Treves, a British surgeon, in 1884.
- Frederick Treves showed the proteus syndrome on Joseph Merrick, who used to be called as the famous Elephant Man, to the Pathological Society of London.
Classification
- Proteus syndrome is one of the syndromes which falls under PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes (PHTS). PHTS are due to germline mutations in PTEN gene.
- PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes (PHTS) which include the following: